girl's name
Karma
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 8,453
Karma is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 135 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2009, when 386 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 24,559 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Karma over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 23 |
| 1920s | 113 |
| 1930s | 185 |
| 1940s | 232 |
| 1950s | 344 |
| 1960s | 336 |
| 1970s | 578 |
| 1980s | 220 |
| 1990s | 186 |
| 2000s | 2,034 |
| 2010s | 2,494 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,118 |
How popular is Karma?
In 2025, Karma was given to 135 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Karma is used
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 Karma
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Karma also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Karma over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Karma
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Karma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Karma
How popular is the name Karma?
In 2025, Karma was given to 135 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Karma a girl's or a boy's name?
Karma is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Karma?
Karma has 2 syllables.
When was Karma most popular?
Karma peaked in 2009, when 386 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Karma a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Karma currently ranks #1,704 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.