Recorded 1955–2022 Girls' name Peak 1961 221 births

Caria — girls' name

221 babies named Caria in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s321960s811970s191980s331990s312000s192020s6
1960s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Caria was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

11 babies were named Caria in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caria

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Caria between 1955 and 2022, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caria performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Caria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caria in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 221 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Caria at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

221

Since 1955

68 years of records

Peak year

1961

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1955

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2022

Caria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1955

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1961)
11
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
4681012 202219971991198619741968196319591955 10

Caria by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
81 births that decade — 37% of Caria's all-time total
1950s321960s811970s191980s331990s312000s192020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caria?
221 babies have been named Caria since 1955. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1961 with 11 births.
When was Caria most popular?
Caria was most popular in the 1960s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Caria been used?
Caria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 68 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Caria?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1955–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.