Karman
Karman or Kármán is a Hungarian surname. Notable people with the surname include:András Kármán, Hungarian politician Harvey Karman, inventor of the Karman cannula Janice Karman, American film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist József Kármán (1769–1795), sentimentalist Hungarian author Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni journalist, politician, and human rights activist
Meaning & Origin of Karman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karman or Kármán is a Hungarian surname. Notable people with the surname include:András Kármán, Hungarian politician Harvey Karman, inventor of the Karman cannula Janice Karman, American film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist József Kármán (1769–1795), sentimentalist Hungarian author Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni journalist, politician, and human rights activist
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The Story of Karman
As a girl name
American parents first put Karman on the record books as a girl name in 1952, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 17 Karmans were born — ranking #6,987 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Karmans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 592 Karmans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Karman as a boy name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Karman — #7,602 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 67% of all recorded Karmans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 66 Karmans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Karman
Karman is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 592 births in the dataset. Karman's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #6,987. Use the chart and map above to compare Karman'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 .
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