Feminine dossier · first seen 1897
Carma
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1961
Peak era
1961
Peak births
76
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Carma
How many people are named Carma?
An estimated 2,181 living Americans are named Carma.
How rare is Carma?
Carma is very rare among babies today, with 9 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 88.2% from its 1961 peak.
How old is the typical Carma?
The median age of a living American named Carma is approximately 56 years, with most bearers falling between 22 and 68 years old.
Is Carma still popular?
Not especially. Carma has been declining since its 1961 peak and registered 9 births in 2025.
Where is Carma most common?
Carma has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 67.7× more often than the national baseline.
1897Peak 19612025
Peak year
1961
Decline from peak
88.2%
2025
9
All-time
4,169
Where it lives now
Carma is most concentrated in Utah — about 44.5× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Carma is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.