Girls' name · since 1955
Caria
Caria has 221 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,788 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 221
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Caria sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 221 recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Caria recorded 221 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2022.
- #18,788 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 221 born since 1955
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caria ranks #18,788 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 221 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.
- #18,788 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 221
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Caria's 221 recorded births place it above 73.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caria's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2022
- Peak year (1961)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Caria by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (81 births, 37% of the file).
1960s was Caria's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Caria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 32
1950s
32 births
- 1960s
1960s
81 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 81 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Caria's decade-level peak was the 1960s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Caria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~67 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1955–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Caria 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 August 2026.