Karington vs Kara

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

Name A

Karington

Girl name

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Name B

Kara

Girl name · Rank #987

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Metric Karington Kara
Current Rank Unranked #987
Total Births (all years) 158 101,514
Peak Year 2000 1991
Peak Year Births 14 3,280
Peak Decade 2000ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1996 1896

Births by Decade

Decade Karington Kara
1890ss — 5
1910ss — 7
1930ss — 81
1940ss — 221
1950ss — 743
1960ss — 7,040
1970ss — 19,760
1980ss — 27,507
1990ss 28 23,513
2000ss 77 13,490
2010ss 53 7,485
2020ss — 1,662

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karington Kara
2014 7 730
2015 — 624
2016 — 626
2017 5 609
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, 1996–2017.

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