Kartikeya
#15,335 most common boys' name of all time · #39,743 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 2006–2025
Rank among boys
#15,335
Rank overall
#39,743 of 105,966
First appeared
2006
Years on the list
15 of 146
All-time
105
Since 2016
68
Peak year
2025 #6,703
Best rank
#6,703 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Kartikeya first appears in 2006. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,703 |
| 2023 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,693 |
| 2022 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,497 |
| 2021 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,440 |
| 2020 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,302 |
| 2019 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,492 |
| 2018 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,436 |
| 2017 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,792 |
| 2016 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,662 |
| 2015 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,656 |
| 2013 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,439 |
| 2012 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,907 |
| 2011 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,959 |
| 2010 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 2006 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,623 |