Dharma: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Dharma – Meaning: the law that sustains, moral responsibility – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: DAR-muh


Dharma is a Sanskrit unisex name meaning “the law that sustains, moral responsibility”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Dharma

Meaning: The law that sustains, moral responsibility.

Origin: Sanskrit.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Dharma

Phonetic: DAR-muh   IPA: /ˈdɑːrmə/

Popularity of Dharma

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1969–2023.

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