How Many People Are Named Carma?
An estimated 2,368 people in the United States have the first name Carma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Carma peaked in popularity in 1961 with 76 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carma as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,368
About 1 in 144,744 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1961
76 births
Total Registered
4,159
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carma
Carma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,159 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carma as a female name
Ranked #11,277 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (76 births)
Carma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carma span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 623 babies were registered. Carma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carma by Decade
How has Carma tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carma by State
Birth registrations for Carma span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Utah, Idaho, Ohio. The lowest are in Florida, Illinois, Arkansas. On average, about 78 Carmas were registered per state.
Carma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carma
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Carma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carma?
We estimate approximately 2,368 people named Carma are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 144,744 Americans share this first name.
Is Carma a common name?
Carma is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,159 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carma most popular?
Carma reached peak popularity in 1961, when 76 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carma is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carma a female name?
Carma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carma Smith, Carma Johnson, Carma Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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