Karan vs Kara

Side-by-side comparison of Karan and Kara — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Karan

Girl name

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Name B

Kara

Girl name · Rank #987

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Metric Karan Kara
Current Rank Unranked #987
Total Births (all years) 3,450 101,514
Peak Year 1956 1991
Peak Year Births 170 3,280
Peak Decade 1950ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1936 1896

Births by Decade

Decade Karan Kara
1890ss — 5
1910ss — 7
1930ss 64 81
1940ss 769 221
1950ss 1,316 743
1960ss 849 7,040
1970ss 267 19,760
1980ss 105 27,507
1990ss 60 23,513
2000ss 20 13,490
2010ss — 7,485
2020ss — 1,662

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karan Kara
2014 — 730
2015 — 624
2016 — 626
2017 — 609
2018 — 621
2019 — 530
2020 — 426
2021 — 373
2022 — 319
2023 — 283
2024 — 261

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1936–2004.

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