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Karma

Karma: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“deed, action”
Origin
Sanskrit
Say it
KAR-muh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (97% of all uses)

Karma comes from Sanskrit karman, meaning 'act' or 'deed,' central to Indian religious and philosophical traditions. Its use as a personal name is modern in some English-speaking contexts.

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How popular is Karma?

202449.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Karma in 2024163

2024 rank#1,464 girls

Peak year2009

Total US babies since 18807,724

Karma has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Karma

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Aryanoble; honorable · Sanskrit
  • Kalithe black one · Sanskrit
  • Alayadwelling, abode · Sanskrit
  • Opalgem; precious stone · Sanskrit
  • Ariyanoble · Sanskrit
  • Vedaknowledge · Sanskrit
  • Tarastar · Sanskrit
  • Anikagrace · Sanskrit

Karma questions

What does the name Karma mean?

Karma means "deed, action". It comes from Sanskrit. Karma comes from Sanskrit karman, meaning 'act' or 'deed,' central to Indian religious and philosophical traditions. Its use as a personal name is modern in some English-speaking contexts.

Is Karma a boy or girl name?

Karma is mainly a girl's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Karma?

163 US babies were named Karma in 2024. Its peak year was 2009.

How do you pronounce Karma?

Karma is usually pronounced KAR-muh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.