Girls' name · since 1897

Carma

Carma has 4,169 recorded births since 1897 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#2,904 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,139 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,169
born since 1897
1950s
peak decade

Yes -- Carma is the #10139 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,169 recorded since 1897.

Carma has 4,169 recorded births among girls since 1897, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10139 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2025.

  • #2,904 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,139 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 4,169 born since 1897
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carma ranks #2,904 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,139 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,169 born since 1897, peaking in the 1950s.

#2,904 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,139 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,169
born since 1897
1950s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%41.3%
Carma vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Carma's 4,169 recorded births place it above 95.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

14 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.

How Carma compares

4,169 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Carma's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Carma Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 4,169 376 567,345
Peak-year births 76 21 19,840

Carma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Carma's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1897, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 76, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Carma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1961)
76
Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
020406080 189719191934194919641979199620122025 9

Carma by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (623 births, 15% of the file).

1950s was Carma's strongest decade.

623 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.

Carma births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 623 births (15% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Carma compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Carma's total volume

Carma vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -46, 6.6%-138, 3.7%-84, 3.1%-146, 3.9%-58, 6.9%-69, 8.5%-76, 3.7%-79, 3%-101, 8.1%-52, 14.7%-47, 7.4%-65, 4.6%-47, 6.9%-64, 5.8%-128, 1.9%Carma-129, 1.8%Carma
Carma vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Carma by state

Where Carma concentrates geographically, total births since 1897

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Carma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
532 12.8%
#2 Idaho
155 3.7%
#3 Ohio
153 3.7%
#4 Iowa
56 1.3%
#5 California
48 1.2%
#6 Kentucky
25 0.6%
#7 Missouri
24 0.6%
#8 Oklahoma
19 0.5%
Utah share of Carma's total US births 12.8%
Even split

532 of 4,169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Carma appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carma? ▼
4,169 babies have been named Carma since 1897. All-time, it sits at #2,904 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #10,139 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1961 with 76 births.
Where does Carma sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carma ranks #2,904 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,139 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Carma most popular? ▼
Carma was most popular in the 1950s decade with 623 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Carma most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Carma are Utah (532 births), Idaho (155 births), Ohio (153 births).
How long has the name Carma been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Carma since 1897 -- 129 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Carma? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Carma's data

  • Carma's decade-level peak was the 1950s (623 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Utah records the most Carmas (532 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Carma

Nearby Names Like Carma

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Carma

Carol Girl
#2240 816,928 births
Carolyn Girl
#1222 556,777 births
Carrie Girl
#2719 266,350 births
Caroline Girl
#96 250,410 births
Carla Girl
#1082 150,390 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Carma

Saima #10138
669 births · Peak 1998
Zellie #10140
266 births · Peak 1918
Jay #10137
2,584 births · Peak 1962
Tora #10141
990 births · Peak 1976
Edda #10136
735 births · Peak 1930
Merry #10142
10,369 births · Peak 1954
Alethia #10135
2,521 births · Peak 1973
Juliann #10143
7,462 births · Peak 1961

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Carma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1897–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carma draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.