MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Karishma mean?
Karishma comes through Urdu from Persian karishma, a marvel or wondrous act. Hindi retains the word in everyday expressions of surprise and wonder.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
करिश्मा
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Karishma in Indian usage
25,200 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 24,932 records (98.9%).
- Recorded as male: 268 records (1.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 837 |
| 1980s | 3,431 |
| 1990s | 20,671 |
| Other decades | 261 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 8,052 |
| Bihar | 3,768 |
| Rajasthan | 3,702 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3,286 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,351 |
| Haryana | 916 |
| Jharkhand | 896 |
| Uttarakhand | 763 |
| Goa | 752 |
| Odisha | 571 |
| Kerala | 331 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 265 |
| Delhi | 105 |
| Other states | 442 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Karishma / F | 3 | 5,927 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Karishma; Table_6, C6730 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Karishma; Table_6, C6730
- Wiktionary: करिश्मा ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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