Name Legacy

Karman

Recorded 1952–2025 · United States

Karman was most popular in 2009, when 21 American babies were given the name — ranking #10,511 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 663 people named Karman.

Most popular in2009
Rank that year#10,511
Births that year21
Total since 1880663
Given to90% girls

Karman over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Karman’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Karman a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Karman is mostly a girl’s name — 90.0% of the 663 Americans given it were girls and 10.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 65% girls and 35% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org