How Many People Are Named Karishma?
An estimated 1,029 people in the United States have the first name Karishma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Karishma peaked in popularity in 1994 with 54 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karishma 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 Karishma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,029
About 1 in 333,095 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1994
54 births
Total Registered
1,054
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karishma
Karishma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,054 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Karishma as a female name
Ranked #8,150 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (54 births)
Karishma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karishma span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 408 babies were registered. Karishma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karishma by Decade
How has Karishma 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.
Karishma by State
Birth registrations for Karishma span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Illinois, Texas, Florida. On average, about 50 Karishmas were registered per state.
Karishma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karishma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Karishma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karishma?
We estimate approximately 1,029 people named Karishma 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 333,095 Americans share this first name.
Is Karishma a common name?
Karishma is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,054 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karishma most popular?
Karishma reached peak popularity in 1994, when 54 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karishma is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karishma a female name?
Karishma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karishma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karishma Smith, Karishma Johnson, Karishma 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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