Karma

Given to 7,863 US babies since 1915

▼ Falling −16% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#1703
recorded as girls
Down 246 since 2024
#5861
recorded as boys
Up 43 since 2024
Babies in 2025
135
girls 120 · boys 15
Peak year
2009
375 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
7,863
since 1915

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Karma was most popular in 2009, when 375 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.20 per 1,000). In 2025, 120 babies were named Karma, ranking #1703 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 16%.00.06250.1250.18750.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2009 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Karma was most popular in 2009, when 375 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.20 per 1,000). In 2025, 120 babies were named Karma, ranking #1703 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 16%.00.06250.1250.18750.251880192019602000Peak 2009

Karma was most popular in 2009, when 375 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.20 per 1,000). In 2025, 120 babies were named Karma, ranking #1703 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 16%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 120 1703 15 5861
2024 150 1457 15 5904
2023 199 1202 21 4742
2022 177 1325 24 4303
2021 174 1301 10 7587
2020 196 1183 17 5235
2019 194 1203 15 5813
2018 191 1223 20 4739
2017 210 1172 10 7546
2016 204 1210 13 6349
2015 214 1175 10 7491
2014 254 1026 9 8130
2013 263 959 7 9655
2012 291 901 14 6001
2011 258 988 9 8079
2010 297 892 11 7087
2009 375 760 11 7236
2008 333 845 12 6763
2007 325 862 6 10921
2006 313 855 9 7998
2005 298 847 <5 —
2004 94 1972 7 8927
2003 58 2707 <5 —
2002 61 2554 5 10667
2001 71 2259 <5 —
2000 56 2632 <5 —
1999 40 3188 <5 —
1998 33 3573 <5 —
1997 30 3716 <5 —
1996 10 8132 <5 —
1995 12 7041 <5 —
1994 23 4376 <5 —
1993 15 5955 <5 —
1992 15 6008 <5 —
1991 <5 — <5 —
1990 8 9247 <5 —
1989 15 5545 <5 —
1988 14 5598 <5 —
1987 13 5613 <5 —
1986 14 5188 <5 —
1985 15 4860 <5 —
1984 26 3233 <5 —
1983 40 2360 <5 —
1982 18 4167 <5 —
1981 34 2657 <5 —
1980 31 2866 <5 —
1979 40 2343 <5 —
1978 39 2305 <5 —
1977 47 2026 <5 —
1976 48 1883 <5 —
1975 47 1906 <5 —
1974 71 1428 <5 —
1973 78 1302 <5 —
1972 65 1473 <5 —
1971 77 1376 <5 —
1970 66 1505 <5 —
1969 30 2350 <5 —
1968 33 2091 <5 —
1967 30 2167 <5 —
1966 31 2094 <5 —
1965 35 1950 <5 —
1964 29 2246 <5 —
1963 40 1839 <5 —
1962 42 1757 <5 —
1961 40 1807 <5 —
1960 26 2307 <5 —
1959 47 1585 <5 —
1958 54 1448 <5 —
1957 50 1507 <5 —
1956 34 1835 <5 —
1955 31 1907 <5 —
1954 24 2186 <5 —
1953 37 1622 <5 —
1952 24 2074 <5 —
1951 16 2577 <5 —
1950 27 1835 <5 —
1949 31 1697 <5 —
1948 24 1953 <5 —
1947 21 2146 <5 —
1946 33 1532 <5 —
1945 16 2149 <5 —
1944 26 1609 <5 —
1943 24 1751 <5 —
1942 20 1917 <5 —
1941 14 2272 <5 —
1940 23 1635 <5 —
1939 23 1585 <5 —
1938 24 1547 <5 —
1937 18 1845 <5 —
1936 19 1741 <5 —
1935 13 2305 <5 —
1934 18 1834 <5 —
1933 18 1835 <5 —
1932 19 1817 <5 —
1931 21 1686 <5 —
1930 12 2552 <5 —
1929 11 2737 <5 —
1928 23 1738 <5 —
1927 9 3284 <5 —
1926 7 3873 <5 —
1925 15 2378 <5 —
1924 7 4002 <5 —
1923 8 3641 <5 —
1922 16 2291 <5 —
1921 8 3666 <5 —
1920 9 3340 <5 —
1919 11 2813 <5 —
1918 <5 — <5 —
1917 6 4083 <5 —
1916 <5 — <5 —
1915 6 3795 <5 —