Fun Facts About the Name Karm
- 33 babies named Karm: U.S. records list 33 babies given the name Karm from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Karm Mean?
Karm is a given name with separate established meanings: "vineyard" in Hebrew and "action, deed, or fate" in Sanskrit and Hindi. In Hebrew, it is commonly linked to כֶּרֶם (kerem), the biblical word for a vineyard, and to the related place name כַּרְמֶל (Karmel, Carmel), often interpreted as "vineyard of God" or "garden land." In South Asian use, Karm spells Hindi कर्म (karm), from Sanskrit karman, "action, deed, work"; in everyday Hindi it also means "fate" or "destiny." A separate Arabic root, k-r-m, yields كَرْم (karm), "vineyard," and كَرَم (karam), "generosity"; Karam is the more familiar given name. These strands are historically unrelated.
Karm Name History & Origins
The Hebrew word כֶּרֶם (kerem) is the ordinary biblical term for a vineyard, and the Carmel range and the name כַּרְמֶל (Karmel) belong to the same lexical family. Karm can be a shortened form of Karmel or a name built on the same vineyard root. In India, कर्म (karm) is the Hindi form of Sanskrit karman. In Hindu and Buddhist thought karman denotes action and the consequences that follow from it; in ordinary Hindi, karm also means fate or destiny. The spelling Karm is a straightforward transliteration of that word and is used as a masculine given name in South Asia. The Arabic root k-r-m is separate: it yields كَرْم (karm), "vineyard," and كَرَم (karam), "generosity." Because these traditions are unrelated, Karm does not have a single line of descent.
How Popular is the Name Karm?
Karm has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2018. Its best rank was #10,204 in 2018.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,969 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #13,097 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #13,078 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #10,204 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #13,077 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #11,458 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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