How Many People Are Named Karna?
people named Karna are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 780,330 people in the US has this name
Based on 529 babies named Karna in Social Security records from 1930 to 2000, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
30 births
Trend
Last year given
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from Sanskrit เคเคฐเฅเคฃ (karna) meaning "ear". This is the name of the son of the Hindu sun god Surya and the goddess Kunti, who gave birth to him through her ear. He was a great warrior who joined the Kauravas to fight against his half-brothers the Pandavas, eventually becoming the king of Anga.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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โง Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Karna, 98.7% were girls and 1.3% were boys.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Karna alive today is about 60 years old, and 51% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 52 and 68 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Karna first appears in the records in 1930 and was given most often in 1970, to 30 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2000.
Babies given the name each year, 1930 to 2000
๐ Rank History
Karna has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,473, in 1970.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,473 (1970) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,927 in the 1970s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Karna alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Karna were born in California than in any other state: about 54 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Karna was given about 6.9 times as often in California.
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