Carma is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Carma means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Carma across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Carma has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Carma is a girl name of Sanskrit origin meaning “variant of Karma, action, destiny”. A respelling of Karma, from the Sanskrit for deed.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,169 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Carma per year, United States (1897 to 2025). United States peaked in 1961 (76/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2005 (3/yr).
Carma is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1961, when it ranked #2,089 nationally (given to 76 babies that year).
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