Karishma
Karishma is a name with a single cultural origin: Hindi.
- Hindi
Meaning & Origin of Karishma
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karishma is a name with a single cultural origin: Hindi.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
The Story of Karishma
Karishma first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 54 Karishmas were born — ranking #2,382 that year. As of 2026, Karishma ranks #8,463 for baby girls with 11 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 1K Karishmas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Karishma most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- MU69%
- India12%
- FJ11%
- Singapore4%
- Bangladesh4%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Karishma
Karishma is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Karishma's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #2,382. Use the chart and map above to compare Karishma's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.