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Dharma

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 808

Scotland

#542

1999 births

Dharma is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1998, when 68 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1969.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Dharma over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

330
'60 '70 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Dharma by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 5
1970s 13
1990s 132
2000s 330
2010s 122
2020s (to 2023) 38

How popular is Dharma?

In 2023, Dharma was given to 16 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Dharma is used

Scotland #542 4 in 1999
Canada #2,948 6 in 2009
England & Wales #5,043 4 in 2018
France #6,016 5 in 2011
United States #8,314 16 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Dharma

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Dharma also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dharma over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Dharma

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dharma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Dharma

How popular is the name Dharma?

In 2023, Dharma was given to 16 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Dharma a girl's or a boy's name?

Dharma is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Dharma?

Dharma has 2 syllables.

When was Dharma most popular?

Dharma peaked in 1998, when 68 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.