Unisex name · since 1952
Karman
Karman has 597 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,182 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 597
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karman currently ranks #15182 among unisex names in America, with 597 babies recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karman has been recorded 597 times among girls since 1952, currently ranked #15182 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #10,593 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,182 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 597 born since 1952
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karman ranks #10,593 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,182 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 597 born since 1952, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,182 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 597
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karman's 597 recorded births place it above 85.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
How Karman compares
597 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Karman's all-time total is 59% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karman | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 597 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karman splits its recorded history at 1990: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karman popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Karman popularity over time - boys
66 total births recorded since 1975 (Karman as boys' name)
Karman by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (126 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Karman's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Karman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
98 births
- 1970s
1970s
107 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 126 births (21% of all-time use).
How Karman 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 Karman's total volume
Karman by state
Where Karman concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 597 births nationwide.
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What to do with Karman's data
- Karman's decade-level peak was the 2010s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Karmans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Karman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
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, 1952–2025 (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 Karman 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.