Karthika
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning relating to the Kartik month or star Pleiades.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Karthika by the numbers
Karthika was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 12 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Karthika. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Krithikaa star; the Pleiades3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kathia31 in the US (2017)
- Karolinafree woman; a spelling variant of Carolina122 in the US (2017)
- Krishikabelonging to krishna; feminine derivative6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaushikirelating to kushika, derived from kusha grass5 in the US (2017)
- Karalina5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a star
Like Karthika, each of these has a star in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Stellastar5,038 in the US (2017)
- Novanew; a brightening star650 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Estherstar333 in England and Wales (2025)
- Miriamstar of the sea; beloved197 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryamstar of the sea or beloved825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Karthika
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