US rank #11461 Girls' name Peak 2006 213 births

Kritika — #11461 US girls' name

213 babies named Kritika in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s792010s862020s43
#11461
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kritika was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

17 babies were named Kritika in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kritika

The Social Security Administration has registered 213 babies named Kritika between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kritika currently holds the #11461 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kritika performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kritika shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. 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 Kritika in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kritika 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 213 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.

Kritika at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

213

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2006

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,461

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kritika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
17
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 202420212016201320102007200420001993 5

Kritika by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
86 births that decade — 40% of Kritika's all-time total
1990s52000s792010s862020s43

Kritika by state

Where Kritika concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kritika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.3%
California share of Kritika's total US births 2.3%

5 of 213 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kritika?
213 babies have been named Kritika since 1993. It currently ranks #11461 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 17 births.
When was Kritika most popular?
Kritika was most popular in the 2010s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Kritika most popular?
The top states for the name Kritika are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kritika been used?
Kritika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kritika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristen, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1993–2024 (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.