Carma
Carma was the 10257th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 780th; the most babies were born in 1961 (76). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,743 places. More babies were named Carma in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #10,257 girls, down 4,555 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196176 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,169babies recorded
Carma popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,257 | 9 |
| 2020 | #5,702 | 21 |
| 2010 | #4,041 | 37 |
| 2000 | #12,021 | 7 |
| 1990 | #6,931 | 12 |
| 1980 | #3,868 | 20 |
| 1970 | #1,722 | 53 |
| 1960 | #1,280 | 74 |
| 1950 | #1,172 | 62 |
| 1940 | #906 | 63 |
| 1930 | #960 | 58 |
| 1920 | #1,672 | 25 |
| 1910 | #2,466 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Carma, counting every spelling?
Carma has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Carma?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Carma (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Carma born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Carma.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Carma?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Carma are alive today, with a median age of 60; half are between 32 and 72. That makes Carma a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Carma: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carma, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Carma
How popular is the name Carma?
Carma was the 10257th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 780th; the most babies were born in 1961 (76). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,743 places. More babies were named Carma in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Carma a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Carma in the US.