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Karma

Karma holds the #1703 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 120 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1183 in 2020 to #1703 today. Its strongest year on record was 2009 (#760 nationally, 375 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1915. The name's biggest fan base is in South Carolina (#773 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1703
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#760
in 2009 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
120
girls named Karma

Karma popularity, 1880–2025

0.006%0.011%0.017%0.022%18801900192019401960198020002020#760 in 2009
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2009

Where Karma is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025WI—Michigan: #1061 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#1061New York: #1235 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1235Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025IN—Ohio: #1035 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#1035Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025CT—California: #2767 (6 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2767Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025WV—Virginia: #843 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#843Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025NC—South Carolina: #773 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#773District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025AL—Georgia: #1533 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1533Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Karma in 2025HI—Texas: #1902 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1902Florida: #1685 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1685
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: South Carolina (#773), Virginia (#843), Washington (#1046)

Uniqueness score

60/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Karma in the most recent year of SSA data.

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