Fun Facts About the Name Karmah
- 206 babies named Karmah: U.S. records list 206 babies given the name Karmah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Karmah Mean?
Karmah is a feminine name with two Semitic origins. In Arabic, it is written كَرْمَة (karmah) and means "vine" or "grapevine." It comes from the root k-r-m, which also gives كَرْم (karm), "vineyard," and كَرَم (karam), "generosity" or "nobility." The literal sense is the plant, while the root's other meanings can add an overtone of noble generosity. In Hebrew, כַּרְמָה (karmah) is a feminine name from the same root as כֶּרֶם (kerem), "vineyard," and is understood as "vineyard" or "vine." The two are independent uses of a shared Semitic root rather than one borrowing from the other. The final -ah in the English spelling reflects the feminine ending in both languages.
Karmah Name History & Origins
The root behind Karmah is ancient in the Semitic languages. Arabic karm and Hebrew kerem both point to a shared Semitic word for a vineyard or vine; the same word family appears in Aramaic karmā and Akkadian karmu. In Arabic, the feminine karmah names a single vine or grapevine, and it is used as a female given name. It also appears in place names, such as Al-Karmah in Iraq. In Hebrew, the word kerem is common in the Bible for a vineyard, as in Isaiah's parable of the vineyard (Isaiah 5), and the feminine name karmah belongs to the same word family. In modern Hebrew, Karmah is related to other nature names from the same root, including Karmit and Karmela. The English spelling with final -ah is a transliteration of the Arabic and Hebrew feminine endings.
How Popular is the Name Karmah?
Karmah 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 2008. Its best rank was #6,450 in 2008.
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 | #16,077 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #16,471 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #14,335 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #8,179 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #7,526 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #16,848 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #17,116 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #10,466 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #7,118 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #10,530 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #7,970 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #8,014 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #8,409 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #7,707 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #7,195 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #6,450 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #16,503 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #10,517 | 10 | 0.0005% |
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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