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Karma

Girl

Meaning of Karma: Sanskrit: 'fate' or 'deed'

Karma is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1511th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1511

135 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,863

First recorded 1915 · peak 2009

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 34 babies1982: 18 babies1983: 40 babies1984: 26 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 15 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 15 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 23 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 30 babies1998: 33 babies1999: 40 babies2000: 56 babies20002001: 71 babies2002: 66 babies2003: 58 babies2004: 101 babies2005: 298 babies2006: 322 babies2007: 331 babies2008: 345 babies2009: 386 babies2010: 308 babies20102011: 267 babies2012: 305 babies2013: 270 babies2014: 263 babies2015: 224 babies2016: 217 babies2017: 220 babies2018: 211 babies2019: 209 babies2020: 213 babies20202021: 184 babies2022: 201 babies2023: 220 babies2024: 165 babies2025: 135 babies
US babies named Karma per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 386.

Gender split

3% boys · 97% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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