Kartar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kar-TAR
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,286 for boys
Kartar is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “the Creator”. In 2025 it ranked 1,286th for boys in the UK (23 babies).
What does Kartar mean?
Sanskrit: Punjabi name used by Sikhs, from Sanskrit kartr, maker
“the Creator”
Kartar, the Creator, is a name for God in Sikh scripture; Guru Nanak founded the town of Kartarpur.
Is Kartar a girl's or a boy's name?
Kartar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kartar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,286among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the UK were named Kartar, making it the 1,286th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Kartar of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Kartar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,225th in England and Wales.
Kartar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,389 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
Names like Kartar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Shivansh Vihaan Krishiv Veer Avyaan Yuvraj Aviraj Viraj Devansh Atharv Ranveer
Names related to Kartar
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veda India
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kartar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kartar, updated 20 October 2026.