Keerthana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEER-thuh-nuh
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Keerthana is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “praise, song of praise”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Keerthana mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit kirtana, via Telugu, Tamil and Kannada
“praise, song of praise”
From Sanskrit kirtana, a devotional song praising a deity; common among Telugu, Tamil and Kannada families.
Is Keerthana a girl's or a boy's name?
Keerthana is a girls' name.
How popular is Keerthana in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 7 girls.
Keerthana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
How popular is Keerthana in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Keerthana in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keerthana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 24 | #5,444 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5,707 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,556 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,548 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
Names like Keerthana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Krisha, Prisha, Akshara, Radhika, Divisha, Varnika, Kridha, Kavya, Anvika, Viha, Vihana, Nirvana
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Keerthana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keerthana, updated 20 October 2026.