How Many People Are Named Karna?
An estimated 400 people in the United States have the first name Karna. It is predominantly female (98.9%). The average bearer is 61 years old, and Karna peaked in popularity in 1970 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karna 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 Karna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
400
About 1 in 856,886 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.9% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1970
30 births
Total Registered
529
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karna
Karna is predominantly female (98.9%), though 6 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Karna as a male name
Ranked #9,714 in 2000
6 male births in 2000
Peak: 2000 (6 births)
Karna as a female name
Ranked #11,466 in 1985
5 female births in 1985
Peak: 1970 (30 births)
Karna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karna span from the 1930s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 166 babies were registered. Karna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karna by Decade
How has Karna 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.
Karna by State
Birth registrations for Karna span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Illinois. The lowest are in Illinois, Minnesota, California. On average, about 28 Karnas were registered per state.
Karna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karna
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karna?
We estimate approximately 400 people named Karna 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 856,886 Americans share this first name.
Is Karna a common name?
Karna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 529 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karna most popular?
Karna reached peak popularity in 1970, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karna is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karna a female name?
Karna is predominantly female. 98.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karna Smith, Karna Johnson, Karna 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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