Given name
Dharma
“the universal law of order”
Dharma is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “the universal law of order.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “the universal law of order.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dharma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 640
- 22 boys · 618 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 68 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 68 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 951 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Dharma
- Dharma RajaMaharaja of Travancore1724–1798
- Dharma Mangia WoodsItalian actress, journalist and modelborn 1994
- Dharma Mittrayogiborn 1939
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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