Given name
Carma
“a beautiful song”
Carma is a variant of Carmen. One Latin interpretation is “a beautiful song.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carma is a variant of Carmen. One Latin interpretation is “a beautiful song.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1897. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,169
- 0 boys · 4,169 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 76 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,257 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,257 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 49.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 76 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,753 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Carma
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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