Given name & surname
Kriti
“an exquisite work of art”
Kriti is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “an exquisite work of art.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “an exquisite work of art.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kriti through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 521
- 0 boys · 521 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #6,027 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,027 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 38 in 2016. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 860 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kriti’s family of names
Kriti has a related form in Kritea. Kriti has a related form in Kritee. Kriti has a related form in Kritey.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Krittilikely variant
- Kryteavariant
- Kriteavariant
- Kryteevariant
- Krytievariant
- Krytyvariant
- Krytivariant
- Kriteevariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kriti
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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