Total births
83
Girls' name · since 1997
Caragh
Caragh has 83 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 83
- total births
- 1997–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Caragh sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 83 recorded since 1997.
Caragh has 83 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- 83 total births
- 1997–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
83 girls have been named Caragh since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 83
- total births
- 1997–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Caragh was born in this single decade.
2007
Single peak year
8 babies were named Caragh in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
Caragh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caragh's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caragh at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2007
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1997
Caragh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Caragh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Caragh's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Caragh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 47 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Caragh? ▼
83 babies have been named Caragh since 1997. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2007 with 8 births.
When was Caragh most popular? ▼
Caragh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Caragh been used? ▼
Caragh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 29 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Caragh? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Caragh's data
- Caragh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Caragh
Nearby Names Like Caragh
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Caragh
Carol Girl
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Carolyn Girl
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Carrie Girl
#3013 266,350 births
Caroline Girl
#92 250,410 births
Carla Girl
#1009 150,390 births
Compare Caragh side by side: Caragh vs Carol Caragh vs Carolyn Caragh vs Carrie
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Caragh: Baby Name Since 1997 - 83 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/caragh. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caragh draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.