Carma Girl
How popular is Carma?
#10,104 girl name in 2025
9 baby girls were named Carma in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
2,683living people named Carma (est.)
61median age of people named Carma
4,169babies named Carma since 1880
1 in 368,371US babies born in 2025
Carma popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,104 for girls (▲ 1013 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-71% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,487 in 2015, #5,663 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1961 (76 girls) |
| Highest rank | #779 in 1935 |
| First recorded | 1897 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Carma counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Karma family of names ranked #1,303 for girls in 2025 (#1,185 the year before), with 134 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Karma | 120 | 90% |
| Carma | 9 | 7% |
| Karmah | 5 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Carma by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,554 |
| 1900s | 31 | #1,471 |
| 1910s | 178 | #1,303 |
| 1920s | 423 | #954 |
| 1930s | 612 | #779 |
| 1940s | 567 | #906 |
| 1950s | 623 | #1,097 |
| 1960s | 546 | #1,267 |
| 1970s | 353 | #1,719 |
| 1980s | 157 | #3,241 |
| 1990s | 75 | #6,714 |
| 2000s | 255 | #3,457 |
| 2010s | 275 | #4,022 |
| 2020s | 69 | #5,663 |
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Questions
- Is Carma a boy or girl name?
- Carma is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Carma were girls.
- How popular is the name Carma?
- 9 baby girls were named Carma in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
- When was Carma most popular?
- Carma peaked in 1961, when 76 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #779 in 1935.
- How many people are named Carma?
- 4,169 babies have been named Carma in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,683 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 61.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.