How Many People Are Named Karma?
An estimated 7,023 people in the United States have the first name Karma. It is predominantly female (96.7%). The average bearer is 23 years old, and Karma peaked in popularity in 2009 with 386 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karma 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 Karma paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Karma is overwhelmingly female, 254 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
7,023
About 1 in 48,805 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.7% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2009
386 births
Total Registered
7,724
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karma
Karma is predominantly female (96.7%), though 254 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Karma as a male name
Ranked #6,300 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (24 births)
Karma as a female name
Ranked #1,464 in 2024
149 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (375 births)
Karma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karma span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,493 babies were registered. While Karma is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Karma by Decade
How has Karma 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.
Karma by State
Birth registrations for Karma span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Montana, New Mexico, New Jersey. On average, about 124 Karmas were registered per state.
Karma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karma
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karma?
We estimate approximately 7,023 people named Karma 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 48,805 Americans share this first name.
Is Karma a common name?
Karma is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,724 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karma most popular?
Karma reached peak popularity in 2009, when 386 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karma is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karma a female name?
Karma is predominantly female. 96.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karma Smith, Karma Johnson, Karma 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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