How Many People Are Named Kartikeya?
people named Kartikeya are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,286,392 people in the US has this name
Based on 105 babies named Kartikeya in Social Security records from 2006 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
13 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Sanskrit कृत्तिका (krittika), the name for the constellation of the Pleiades, ultimately from कृत् (krit) meaning "to cut, to divide". This is another name for the Hindu god Skanda.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Kartikeya in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kartikeya alive today is about 8 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kartikeya first appears in the records in 2006, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 13 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 2006 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kartikeya has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #6,635, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #6,635.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,635 |
| Best rank | #6,635 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #10,295 in the 2010s |
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