Karma

Meaning: Karma, destiny shaped by one's actions
Origin: Sanskrit — From the word karma

Girl's name · #1706 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Karma reached its best rank, #761, in 2009 and ranked #1706 in 2025. Roughly 7,600 girls have been named Karma since 1915.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,475 in Canada (2025) · #2,758 in Austria (2025) · #4,201 in England & Wales (2025) · #5,090 in France (2025) · #14,588 in Italy (2024) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #9,306 in Ecuador (2010).

Famous Karmas

Karma — Bhutanese recurve archer (born 1990)
Karma Nabulsi — British professor of politics at Oxford (born 1950)
Karma Lekshe Tsomo — Buddhist nun, scholar and social activist (born 1944)
Karma Chávez — American rhetorical critic and professor (born 1978)
Karma Dajani — Lebanese-Dutch mathematician (born 1958)

In stories & tradition

Karma — Fictional character in Marvel Comics

What Karmas become

Among 100 notable people named Karma:

Similar names: Charm · Diya · Karmen · Naima · Riya · Kavya

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