The first name Karuna
A girl’s name from Sanskrit meaning “compassion”, “kindness”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Karuna means “compassion”, “kindness” in Sanskrit.
Borrowed from Sanskrit करुणा (karuṇā, “compassion, kindness”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Karuna at birth, 1880–2025
In 2020, 5 girls born in the United States were named Karuna, the 16,289th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2012, when 12 were.
144
babies named Karuna since 1880
#16,289
rank in 2020
2012
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Karuna in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
करुणा
karuṇā
Hindi
Famous people named Karuna
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Uma ThurmanAmerican actress and model (born 1970)
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Questions
- What does the name Karuna mean?
- Karuna means “compassion”, “kindness” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Karuna?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit करुणा (karuṇā, “compassion, kindness”).
- Is Karuna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 144 US babies named Karuna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Karuna most popular?
- 2012 in the United States, when 12 babies were named Karuna, its highest rank at 9,400th.