Recorded 1986–2012 Girls' name Peak 2003 69 births

Kirti — girls' name

69 babies named Kirti in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s72000s482010s7
2000s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Kirti was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kirti in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kirti

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Kirti between 1986 and 2012, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kirti currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kirti performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kirti shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kirti in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kirti 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 69 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.

Kirti at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

69

Since 1986

27 years of records

Peak year

2003

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1986

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2012

Kirti popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1986

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2003)
13
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
468101214 201220062005200420032002200019991986 7

Kirti by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
48 births that decade — 70% of Kirti's all-time total
1980s71990s72000s482010s7

Kirti by state

Where Kirti concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kirti
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 7.2%
California share of Kirti's total US births 7.2%

5 of 69 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kirti?
69 babies have been named Kirti since 1986. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2003 with 13 births.
When was Kirti most popular?
Kirti was most popular in the 2000s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Kirti most popular?
The top states for the name Kirti are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kirti been used?
Kirti has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 27 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Kirti?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kirsten, Kira, Kirstin, Kirstie, 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, 1986–2012 (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.