Recorded 2005–2022 Girls' name Peak 2008 201 births

Karmah — girls' name

201 babies named Karmah in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s552010s1222020s24
2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Karmah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

21 babies were named Karmah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karmah

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Karmah between 2005 and 2022, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karmah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karmah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Karmah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karmah 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 201 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.

Karmah at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

201

Since 2005

18 years of records

Peak year

2008

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2005

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2022

Karmah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2005

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2008)
21
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
0510152025 2022201920162013201020072005 10

Karmah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
122 births that decade — 61% of Karmah's all-time total
2000s552010s1222020s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karmah?
201 babies have been named Karmah since 2005. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2008 with 21 births.
When was Karmah most popular?
Karmah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Karmah been used?
Karmah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 18 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Karmah?
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.

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, 2005–2022 (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.