Is Karma a boy or girl name?
Karma is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 149 girls and 14 boys were named Karma, so 91.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.7% of the 7,724 US babies named Karma were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,300
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,464
- Babies named Karma since 1915
- 7,724
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 386 babies
Boys and girls named Karma, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 113 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 185 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 232 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 344 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 336 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 578 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 220 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 186 | 100% |
| 2000s | 50 | 1,984 | 97.5% |
| 2010s | 118 | 2,375 | 95.3% |
| 2020s | 86 | 894 | 91.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,300 | 149 | #1,464 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,807 | 199 | #1,203 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,366 | 176 | #1,338 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,861 | 174 | #1,301 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,356 | 196 | #1,184 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,959 | 194 | #1,205 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,843 | 191 | #1,224 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,867 | 209 | #1,176 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,531 | 204 | #1,210 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,771 | 214 | #1,179 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,473 | 254 | #1,027 |
| 2013 | 7 | #10,199 | 263 | #960 |
| 2012 | 14 | #6,153 | 291 | #901 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,437 | 258 | #988 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,333 | 297 | #893 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,467 | 375 | #761 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,972 | 333 | #845 |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,670 | 325 | #862 |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,392 | 313 | #855 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 298 | #850 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,453 | 94 | #1,978 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,721 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,600 | 61 | #2,564 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,274 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,651 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,212 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,602 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,755 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,474 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,274 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,434 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,095 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,146 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,675 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,672 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,740 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,750 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,303 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,952 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,274 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,371 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,240 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,684 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,903 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,358 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,329 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,043 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,892 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,922 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,432 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,309 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,478 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,383 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,510 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,374 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,105 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,189 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,124 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,965 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,269 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,848 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,770 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,820 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,336 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,590 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,456 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,516 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,849 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,927 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,208 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,630 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,097 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,631 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,855 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,721 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,980 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,167 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,542 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,192 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,637 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,767 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,947 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,318 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,661 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,611 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,573 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,875 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,771 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,369 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,872 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,874 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,843 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,712 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,608 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,831 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,753 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,425 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,077 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,436 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,216 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,798 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,342 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,846 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,467 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,900 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,350 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,013 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Karma reached #4,366 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #761 in 2009. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Karma
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.