Karimah vs Karla

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

Name A

Karimah

Girl name

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Name B

Karla

Girl name · Rank #730

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Metric Karimah Karla
Current Rank Unranked #730
Total Births (all years) 588 91,241
Peak Year 1992 1964
Peak Year Births 27 2,060
Peak Decade 1990ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1971 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Karimah Karla
1910ss — 26
1920ss — 65
1930ss — 536
1940ss — 3,102
1950ss — 11,463
1960ss — 17,716
1970ss 101 11,367
1980ss 128 9,360
1990ss 182 12,870
2000ss 93 16,144
2010ss 65 6,553
2020ss 19 2,039

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karimah Karla
2014 8 620
2015 5 616
2016 6 554
2017 — 553
2018 8 476
2019 5 427
2020 8 420
2021 5 411
2022 6 425
2023 — 398
2024 — 385

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, 1971–2022.

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