Karthik

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Karthik: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Karthik: Recorded since 2002, it reached #2,055 in 2013, and it stood at #4,270 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
20times a registrar ranked it
23years from first to last
#2055highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2002–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2002	#3225
2004	#3651
2005	#2754
2006	#3385
2007	#2741
2008	#3158
2009	#4527
2010	#3865
2011	#3830
2012	#3039
2013	#2055
2014	#3362
2015	#3004
2016	#2804
2017	#2512
2018	#3412
2019	#3411
2020	#3848
2023	#3112
2024	#4270

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 20 of the 23 years from 2002 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2002–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2002
First recorded at #3225 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #2055 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Karthik by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Karthik in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	29	7 of 10	4
2010sbusiest	60	10 of 10	6
2020s	14	3 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 6 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Karthik appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2055 in England and Wales in 2013.

Karthik's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#4270	4	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3112	6	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3848	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3411	5	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3412	5	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2512	8	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2804	7	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3004	6	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3362	5	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2055	10	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3039	6	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3830	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#3865	4	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#4527	3	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3158	5	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2741	6	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#3385	4	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2754	5	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3651	3	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#3225	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2002 and 2024, ranked in 20 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,055, first reached in 2013.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 10 births, registered in England and Wales in 2013.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
17 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#4,270position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
10births registered in its largest year, 2013Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Kartar · #1290, 19y
Karter · #320, 22y
Kartik · #1951, 24y
Karyn · #77, 24y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Jaziah · #2055, 16y
Kayhan · #2055, 18y
Mussa · #2055, 20y
Ranbir · #2055, 15y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Jaziah · #2055, 16y
Kayhan · #2055, 18y
Malo · #2055, 13y
Mussa · #2055, 20y

Karthik and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Karthik without appearing here.

Karthik moved ahead of

Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #4527 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #2055 and #4685.
Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3848 and #3848 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3112 and #4991.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3848 and #3848 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3112 and #4991.
Kim Compare
In 2011 they stood at #3865 and #3865 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #3039 and #4805.

Moved ahead of Karthik

Aksel Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2055 and #2403 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #3362 and #2079.
Arne Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3411 and #3937 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #3848 and #2960.
Matheo Compare
In 2017 they stood at #2512 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #3412 and #2693.

Moved the opposite way to Karthik

Matheo Compare
Between 2007 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Karthik went from #2741 to #4270 while Matheo went from #4333 to #1517.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2055 in England and Wales in 2013. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Karthik

Karthik at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Karthik by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Karthik appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Karthik and the names beside it

Karthik moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Karthik

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Karthik at a glance

Karthik by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Karthik appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Karthik and the names beside it

Karthik moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Karthik

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