US rank #8091 Girls' name Peak 1994 1,054 births

Karishma — #8091 US girls' name

1,054 babies named Karishma in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s911990s4082000s2922010s1992020s64
#8091
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Karishma was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

54 babies were named Karishma in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karishma

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,054 babies named Karishma between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karishma currently holds the #8091 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karishma performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 408 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Karishma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 143 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Karishma in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karishma in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,054 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Karishma at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,054

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

1994

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#8,091

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Karishma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
54
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Karishma by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
408 births that decade — 39% of Karishma's all-time total
1980s911990s4082000s2922010s1992020s64

Karishma by state

Where Karishma concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Karishma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
143 13.6%
#2 New York
84 8.0%
#3 New Jersey
33 3.1%
#4 Florida
16 1.5%
#5 Texas
16 1.5%
#6 Illinois
10 0.9%
California share of Karishma's total US births 13.6%
Even split

143 of 1,054 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karishma?
1,054 babies have been named Karishma since 1981. It currently ranks #8091 among girls. The peak year was 1994 with 54 births.
When was Karishma most popular?
Karishma was most popular in the 1990s decade with 408 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Karishma most popular?
The top states for the name Karishma are California (143 births), New York (84 births), New Jersey (33 births).
How long has the name Karishma been used?
Karishma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Karishma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.