Girls' name · since 1998
Kharma
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 528 babies named Kharma, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,451 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,479 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 528
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kharma currently ranks #12479 among girls' names in America, with 528 babies recorded since 1998.
Kharma has 528 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12479 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #11,451 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,479 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 528 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kharma ranks #11,451 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,479 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 528 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,451 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,479 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 528
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kharma's 528 recorded births place it above 84.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kharma compares
528 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Kharma's all-time total is 40% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kharma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 528 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kharma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kharma splits its recorded history at 2012: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kharma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Kharma by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (233 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Kharma's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kharma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
233 births
- 2010s
2010s
207 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 233 births (44% of all-time use).
How Kharma 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 Kharma's total volume
Kharma by state
Where Kharma concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.1% |
10 of 528 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Kharma's decade-level peak was the 2000s (233 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kharmas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kharma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Kharma 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.