girls:
618 births since 1969
#5098 (11th percentile)
boys:
22 births since 1976
#4564 (0th percentile)
overall:
640 births since 1969
#7099 (8th percentile)
The name Dharma is the #7,099 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 640 recorded births since 1969. This represents the 8.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 8.2% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,098 (10.8% percentile) for all time with 618 births since 1969. For boys, it ranks #4,564 (0.4% percentile) for all time with 22 births since 1976.
Dharma first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1969 (1969 for girls and 1976 for boys). Birth data for Dharma is available in 30 out of the 55 years between 1969 and 2023 (29 years for girls and 3 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Dharma has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 96.6% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 43.8% of babies named Dharma were girls.
For girls, Dharma reached its peak popularity in 1998, achieving the 7.2% percentile (ranked #811) with 35 births per million. The name was most common in 1998, with 35 births per million (ranked 7.2% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2014, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Dharma ranks #945 for girls (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 11.4% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Dharma reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 0.4% percentile (ranked #907) with 5 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 5 births per million (ranked 0.4% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for boys has remained relatively stable. Currently, Dharma is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #907 (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Dharma".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Dharma. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 71.8% confident that Dharma is pronounced as DAHR-muh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is THAHR-muh, at 17.9% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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