Karma
Karma was the 1706th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 120 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 761st with 375 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 527 places. More babies were named Karma in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,706 girls, down 522 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 120girls
- Girls and boys
- 91% girls, 9% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009375 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,863babies recorded
Karma popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,706 | #5,999 | 120 | 15 |
| 2020 | #1,184 | #5,359 | 196 | 17 |
| 2010 | #893 | #7,333 | 297 | 11 |
| 2000 | #2,651 | — | 56 | — |
| 1990 | #9,675 | — | 8 | — |
| 1980 | #2,903 | — | 31 | — |
| 1970 | #1,510 | — | 66 | — |
| 1960 | #2,335 | — | 26 | — |
| 1950 | #1,855 | — | 27 | — |
| 1940 | #1,661 | — | 23 | — |
| 1930 | #2,608 | — | 12 | — |
| 1920 | #3,467 | — | 9 | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Karma, counting every spelling?
Karma is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,489 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,706 for Karma on its own. Together these spellings went to 125 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karma | 120 | #1,706 | 820 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Karma?
120 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Karma (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Karma 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 70 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Karma.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Karma?
About 7,000 people born in the US named Karma are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 10 and 25. That makes Karma mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Karma by state
How common Karma was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (1.9×), Ohio (1.8×), Georgia (1.7×), North Carolina (1.7×), Michigan (1.6×). In 28 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Karma: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Karma, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Karma
How popular is the name Karma?
Karma was the 1706th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 120 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 761st with 375 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 527 places. More babies were named Karma in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Karma a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 91% girls, 9% boys given the name Karma in the US.
Where is Karma most popular?
In 2021–2025, Karma was most common in Tennessee (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Georgia.