Karma
#1,703 for girls in 2025, 120 births · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to girls 96.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2009 · 375 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 7,593since 1915
Karma over time
Rank among girls' names. Karma has never cracked the top 700 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,703 | 120 | #5,861 | 15 |
| 2024 | #1,457 | 150 | #5,904 | 15 |
| 2023 | #1,202 | 199 | #4,742 | 21 |
| 2022 | #1,325 | 177 | #4,303 | 24 |
| 2021 | #1,301 | 174 | #7,587 | 10 |
| 2020 | #1,183 | 196 | #5,235 | 17 |
| 2019 | #1,203 | 194 | #5,813 | 15 |
| 2018 | #1,223 | 191 | #4,739 | 20 |
| 2017 | #1,172 | 210 | #7,546 | 10 |
| 2016 | #1,210 | 204 | #6,349 | 13 |
| 2015 | #1,175 | 214 | #7,491 | 10 |
| 2014 | #1,026 | 254 | #8,130 | 9 |
| 2013 | #959 | 263 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #901 | 291 | #6,001 | 14 |
| 2011 | #988 | 258 | #8,079 | 9 |
| 2010 | #892 | 297 | #7,087 | 11 |
| 2009 | #760 | 375 | #7,236 | 11 |
| 2008 | #845 | 333 | #6,763 | 12 |
| 2007 | #862 | 325 | #10,921 | 6 |
| 2006 | #855 | 313 | #7,998 | 9 |
| 2005 | #847 | 298 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,972 | 94 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #2,707 | 58 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,554 | 61 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #2,259 | 71 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,632 | 56 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,188 | 40 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,573 | 33 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,716 | 30 | — | |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | — | |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | — | |
| 1994 | #4,376 | 23 | — | |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | — | |
| 1991 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | — | |
| 1988 | #5,598 | 14 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,613 | 13 | — | |
| 1986 | #5,188 | 14 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,860 | 15 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,233 | 26 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,360 | 40 | — | |
| 1982 | #4,167 | 18 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,657 | 34 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,866 | 31 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,343 | 40 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,305 | 39 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,026 | 47 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,883 | 48 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,906 | 47 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,428 | 71 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,302 | 78 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,473 | 65 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,376 | 77 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,505 | 66 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,350 | 30 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,091 | 33 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,167 | 30 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,094 | 31 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,950 | 35 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,246 | 29 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,839 | 40 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,757 | 42 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,807 | 40 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,307 | 26 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,585 | 47 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,448 | 54 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,507 | 50 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,835 | 34 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,907 | 31 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,186 | 24 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,622 | 37 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,074 | 24 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,835 | 27 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,697 | 31 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,953 | 24 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,146 | 21 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,532 | 33 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,149 | 16 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,609 | 26 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,751 | 24 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,917 | 20 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,272 | 14 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,635 | 23 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,585 | 23 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,547 | 24 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,845 | 18 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,741 | 19 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,305 | 13 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,834 | 18 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,835 | 18 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,817 | 19 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,686 | 21 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,552 | 12 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,738 | 23 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,378 | 15 | — | |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,291 | 16 | — | |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | — | |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | — | |
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| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | — | |
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| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Karma! It came in at #3,795, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1916, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Karma is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#475 · 1 in 1,881
- Oregon#669 · 1 in 3,040
- Indiana#675 · 1 in 3,366
- Utah#724 · 1 in 3,609
- Virginia#772 · 1 in 4,126
Best ever in a state: #76 in Utah, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #475 | 6 | 1 in 1,881 |
| Oregon | #669 | 5 | 1 in 3,040 |
| Indiana | #675 | 9 | 1 in 3,366 |
| Utah | #724 | 5 | 1 in 3,609 |
| Virginia | #772 | 9 | 1 in 4,126 |
| Oklahoma | #784 | 5 | 1 in 3,358 |
| Ohio | #878 | 10 | 1 in 5,207 |
| Michigan | #915 | 8 | 1 in 5,259 |
| Missouri | #958 | 5 | 1 in 5,425 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,037 | 8 | 1 in 6,482 |
| Florida | #1,056 | 13 | 1 in 6,670 |
| Arizona | #1,085 | 5 | 1 in 6,189 |
| Tennessee | #1,087 | 5 | 1 in 6,208 |
| New York | #1,152 | 13 | 1 in 6,911 |
| Texas | #1,294 | 19 | 1 in 8,805 |
| Illinois | #1,607 | 5 | 1 in 11,525 |
| California | #1,653 | 15 | 1 in 13,581 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Karma
- 246 spots since 2024 (#1,457 → #1,703)
- 520 spots since 2020 (#1,183 → #1,703)
- 528 spots since 2015 (#1,175 → #1,703)
- Biggest jump: 1,125 spots in 2005 (#1,972 → #847)
- Biggest drop: 132 spots in 2010 (#760 → #892)
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 2009 at #760 (375 births)
- Births halved by 2021, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 9 yrs · run 2005–2013
- Highest: 1 in 4,899 girls born in 2009 were named Karma (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 13,394 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 31.3% of all girls named Karma (2,376) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 23 | #2,813 (1919) | #3,564 |
| 1920s | 113 | #1,738 (1928) | #3,095 |
| 1930s | 185 | #1,547 (1938) | #1,875 |
| 1940s | 232 | #1,532 (1946) | #1,866 |
| 1950s | 344 | #1,448 (1958) | #1,858 |
| 1960s | 336 | #1,757 (1962) | #2,061 |
| 1970s | 578 | #1,302 (1973) | #1,755 |
| 1980s | 220 | #2,360 (1983) | #4,209 |
| 1990s | 186 | #3,188 (1999) | #5,693 |
| 2000s | 1,984 | #760 (2009) | #1,629 |
| 2010s | 2,376 | #892 (2010) | #1,075 |
| 2020s | 1,016 | #1,183 (2020) | #1,362 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Karma in 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 8,686 of them was named Karma, which outranked 93.6% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 145,980 of them was named Karma, which outranked 55.3% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #6,053Zed14
- #6,053Zhane14
- #6,053Zymeir14
- #6,349Karma13
- #6,349Aaryn13
- #6,349Abdalla13
- #6,349Abdou13
- #6,726Aarib12
- #6,726Aashir12
- #6,726Aashrith12
Tied with 376 names at #6,349; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.