Karna

Karna is a female given name: 98% of people named Karna are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 2%Female 98%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 2% male / 98% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Denmark, United States, Sweden
US births since 1880: 6 male / 523 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Karna

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Karna," in English, "Guten Tag Karna," in German. Karna is a female given name: about 98% of people named Karna are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Karna,

German

Guten Tag Karna,

French

Bonjour Karna,

Spanish

Estimado/a Karna:

Chinese

Karna您好：

Japanese

Karna様

English

Hi Karna,

German

Hi Karna,

French

Salut Karna,

Spanish

Hola Karna,

Chinese

Karna你好：

Japanese

Karnaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Karna by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Denmark	rare	woman's name	2%
United States	rare	woman's name	1%
Sweden	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

6 male · 523 female · 529 births recorded

Male 1%Female 99%

Since 1980: 29% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Karna a male or female name?

Karna is a female given name: 98% of people named Karna are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Karna in an email?

Is Karna a unisex name?

Karna is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Karna are men. Karna leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Karna a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/karna (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_karna,
  title  = {Is Karna a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/karna},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}