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Karma
A given name in English, Spanish and 2 more
Language contexts for this entry: English, Spanish, Finnish and 1 more
No sourced pronunciation yet
- Origin
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- 5 cited sources Source-reported
01 / Meaning & origin
About Karma
Karma is a unisex given name documented in English, Spanish, Finnish and 1 other language.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
Where Karma is used
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8 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States
Statistics + language records
United States, 2025: 120 girls (rank 1703). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Popularity over time
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
United States
1880–2025 Spelling: Karma
- Latest · 2025
- 120
- applications
- Rank #1,703
- Peak year
- 2009
- 375 applications
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
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| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | 6 | 3,795 | observed |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | 6 | 4,083 | observed |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | 11 | 2,813 | observed |
| 1920 | 9 | 3,340 | observed |
| 1921 | 8 | 3,666 | observed |
| 1922 | 16 | 2,291 | observed |
| 1923 | 8 | 3,641 | observed |
| 1924 | 7 | 4,002 | observed |
| 1925 | 15 | 2,378 | observed |
| 1926 | 7 | 3,873 | observed |
| 1927 | 9 | 3,284 | observed |
| 1928 | 23 | 1,738 | observed |
| 1929 | 11 | 2,737 | observed |
| 1930 | 12 | 2,552 | observed |
| 1931 | 21 | 1,686 | observed |
| 1932 | 19 | 1,817 | observed |
| 1933 | 18 | 1,835 | observed |
| 1934 | 18 | 1,834 | observed |
| 1935 | 13 | 2,305 | observed |
| 1936 | 19 | 1,741 | observed |
| 1937 | 18 | 1,845 | observed |
| 1938 | 24 | 1,547 | observed |
| 1939 | 23 | 1,585 | observed |
| 1940 | 23 | 1,635 | observed |
| 1941 | 14 | 2,272 | observed |
| 1942 | 20 | 1,917 | observed |
| 1943 | 24 | 1,751 | observed |
| 1944 | 26 | 1,609 | observed |
| 1945 | 16 | 2,149 | observed |
| 1946 | 33 | 1,532 | observed |
| 1947 | 21 | 2,146 | observed |
| 1948 | 24 | 1,953 | observed |
| 1949 | 31 | 1,697 | observed |
| 1950 | 27 | 1,835 | observed |
| 1951 | 16 | 2,577 | observed |
| 1952 | 24 | 2,074 | observed |
| 1953 | 37 | 1,622 | observed |
| 1954 | 24 | 2,186 | observed |
| 1955 | 31 | 1,907 | observed |
| 1956 | 34 | 1,835 | observed |
| 1957 | 50 | 1,507 | observed |
| 1958 | 54 | 1,448 | observed |
| 1959 | 47 | 1,585 | observed |
| 1960 | 26 | 2,307 | observed |
| 1961 | 40 | 1,807 | observed |
| 1962 | 42 | 1,757 | observed |
| 1963 | 40 | 1,839 | observed |
| 1964 | 29 | 2,246 | observed |
| 1965 | 35 | 1,950 | observed |
| 1966 | 31 | 2,094 | observed |
| 1967 | 30 | 2,167 | observed |
| 1968 | 33 | 2,091 | observed |
| 1969 | 30 | 2,350 | observed |
| 1970 | 66 | 1,505 | observed |
| 1971 | 77 | 1,376 | observed |
| 1972 | 65 | 1,473 | observed |
| 1973 | 78 | 1,302 | observed |
| 1974 | 71 | 1,428 | observed |
| 1975 | 47 | 1,906 | observed |
| 1976 | 48 | 1,883 | observed |
| 1977 | 47 | 2,026 | observed |
| 1978 | 39 | 2,305 | observed |
| 1979 | 40 | 2,343 | observed |
| 1980 | 31 | 2,866 | observed |
| 1981 | 34 | 2,657 | observed |
| 1982 | 18 | 4,167 | observed |
| 1983 | 40 | 2,360 | observed |
| 1984 | 26 | 3,233 | observed |
| 1985 | 15 | 4,860 | observed |
| 1986 | 14 | 5,188 | observed |
| 1987 | 13 | 5,613 | observed |
| 1988 | 14 | 5,598 | observed |
| 1989 | 15 | 5,545 | observed |
| 1990 | 8 | 9,247 | observed |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | 15 | 6,008 | observed |
| 1993 | 15 | 5,955 | observed |
| 1994 | 23 | 4,376 | observed |
| 1995 | 12 | 7,041 | observed |
| 1996 | 10 | 8,132 | observed |
| 1997 | 30 | 3,716 | observed |
| 1998 | 33 | 3,573 | observed |
| 1999 | 40 | 3,188 | observed |
| 2000 | 56 | 2,632 | observed |
| 2001 | 71 | 2,259 | observed |
| 2002 | 61 | 2,554 | observed |
| 2003 | 58 | 2,707 | observed |
| 2004 | 94 | 1,972 | observed |
| 2005 | 298 | 847 | observed |
| 2006 | 313 | 855 | observed |
| 2007 | 325 | 862 | observed |
| 2008 | 333 | 845 | observed |
| 2009 | 375 | 760 | observed |
| 2010 | 297 | 892 | observed |
| 2011 | 258 | 988 | observed |
| 2012 | 291 | 901 | observed |
| 2013 | 263 | 959 | observed |
| 2014 | 254 | 1,026 | observed |
| 2015 | 214 | 1,175 | observed |
| 2016 | 204 | 1,210 | observed |
| 2017 | 210 | 1,172 | observed |
| 2018 | 191 | 1,223 | observed |
| 2019 | 194 | 1,203 | observed |
| 2020 | 196 | 1,183 | observed |
| 2021 | 174 | 1,301 | observed |
| 2022 | 177 | 1,325 | observed |
| 2023 | 199 | 1,202 | observed |
| 2024 | 150 | 1,457 | observed |
| 2025 | 120 | 1,703 | observed |
About this dataset and its counting rules
Statistics count the spelling “Karma” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
- Universe
- US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
- Rounding
- Integer application counts retained without rounding.
- Suppression
- Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
- Ranking
- computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
History
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06 / Behind the facts
Sources for this page
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms5
- Wikidata Q110634613CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Wiktionary: KarmaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: KarmaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- French Wiktionary: KarmaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Turkish Wiktionary: KarmaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates11
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.