Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Karma

#1,882 most common girls' name of all time · #3,224 across all names · 3% male / 97% female · used 1915–2025

Rank among girls
#1,882
Rank overall
#3,224 of 105,966
First appeared
1915
Years on the list
108 of 146
All-time
7,863
Since 2016
1,975
Peak year
2009 #761
Best rank
#761 2009
Girls Boys peak 386/yr
192019401960198020002020

Karma first appears in 1915. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 120 15 135 #1,707
2024 150 15 165 #1,461
2023 199 21 220 #1,203
2022 177 24 201 #1,327
2021 174 10 184 #1,302
2020 196 17 213 #1,183
2019 194 15 209 #1,203
2018 191 20 211 #1,225
2017 210 10 220 #1,175
2016 204 13 217 #1,212
2015 214 10 224 #1,178
2014 254 9 263 #1,028
2013 263 7 270 #960
2012 291 14 305 #901
2011 258 9 267 #989
2010 297 11 308 #893
2009 375 11 386 #761
2008 333 12 345 #846
2007 325 6 331 #863
2006 313 9 322 #855
2005 298 298 #848
2004 94 7 101 #1,980
2003 58 58 #2,713
2002 61 5 66 #2,557
2001 71 71 #2,267
2000 56 56 #2,645
1999 40 40 #3,202
1998 33 33 #3,582
1997 30 30 #3,742
1996 10 10 #8,221
1995 12 12 #7,111
1994 23 23 #4,399
1993 15 15 #6,015
1992 15 15 #6,058
1990 8 8 #9,365
1989 15 15 #5,604
1988 14 14 #5,659
1987 13 13 #5,664
1986 14 14 #5,242
1985 15 15 #4,902
1984 26 26 #3,252
1983 40 40 #2,375
1982 18 18 #4,212
1981 34 34 #2,678
1980 31 31 #2,888
1979 40 40 #2,356
1978 39 39 #2,323
1977 47 47 #2,037
1976 48 48 #1,892
1975 47 47 #1,917
1974 71 71 #1,433
1973 78 78 #1,307
1972 65 65 #1,481
1971 77 77 #1,381
1970 66 66 #1,513
1969 30 30 #2,370
1968 33 33 #2,103
1967 30 30 #2,184
1966 31 31 #2,111
1965 35 35 #1,963
1964 29 29 #2,270
1963 40 40 #1,855
1962 42 42 #1,770
1961 40 40 #1,826
1960 26 26 #2,343
1959 47 47 #1,590
1958 54 54 #1,460
1957 50 50 #1,523
1956 34 34 #1,852
1955 31 31 #1,921
1954 24 24 #2,219
1953 37 37 #1,638
1952 24 24 #2,097
1951 16 16 #2,637
1950 27 27 #1,860
1949 31 31 #1,724
1948 24 24 #1,992
1947 21 21 #2,179
1946 33 33 #1,549
1945 16 16 #2,209
1944 26 26 #1,642
1943 24 24 #1,780
1942 20 20 #1,968
1941 14 14 #2,356
1940 23 23 #1,670
1939 23 23 #1,631
1938 24 24 #1,586
1937 18 18 #1,896
1936 19 19 #1,794
1935 13 13 #2,411
1934 18 18 #1,900
1933 18 18 #1,896
1932 19 19 #1,869
1931 21 21 #1,744
1930 12 12 #2,666
1929 11 11 #2,880
1928 23 23 #1,781
1927 9 9 #3,497
1926 7 7 #4,165
1925 15 15 #2,480
1924 7 7 #4,273
1923 8 8 #3,869
1922 16 16 #2,382
1921 8 8 #3,936
1920 9 9 #3,558
1919 11 11 #2,986
1917 6 6 #4,425
1915 6 6 #4,193