Recorded 1984–2019 Girls' name Peak 2011 253 births

Keerthi — girls' name

253 babies named Keerthi in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s162000s1202010s112

The verdict

253 girls have been named Keerthi since 1984, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

253
total births
1984–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Keerthi was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

21 babies were named Keerthi in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keerthi

The Social Security Administration has registered 253 babies named Keerthi between 1984 and 2019, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keerthi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keerthi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Keerthi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Keerthi in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keerthi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 253 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Keerthi at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

253

Since 1984

36 years of records

Peak year

2011

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1984

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2019

Keerthi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1984

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2011)
21
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
0510152025 201920162013201020072004200119981984 5

Keerthi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
120 births that decade — 47% of Keerthi's all-time total
1980s51990s162000s1202010s112

Keerthi by state

Where Keerthi concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Keerthi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 2.0%
#2 Virginia
5 2.0%
New Jersey share of Keerthi's total US births 2.0%
Even split

5 of 253 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keerthi?
253 babies have been named Keerthi since 1984. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2011 with 21 births.
When was Keerthi most popular?
Keerthi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Keerthi most popular?
The top states for the name Keerthi are New Jersey (5 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Keerthi been used?
Keerthi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 36 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Keerthi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keely, Keeley, Keegan, Keesha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.