Keerthi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEER-thee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Keerthi is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “fame, glory”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Keerthi mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit kirti, via Telugu, Tamil and Kannada
“fame, glory”
South Indian spelling of Sanskrit kirti, meaning fame or glory.
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Is Keerthi a girl's or a boy's name?
Keerthi is a girls' name.
How popular is Keerthi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the girls named Keerthi in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keerthi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6,145 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
Names like Keerthi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi, Dhriti, Avani, Sanvi, Krishvi, Anvi, Kashvi, Navi, Vaani, Yashvi, Kavya, Tanvi
Names related to Keerthi
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Keerthi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keerthi, updated 20 October 2026.