Recorded 1967–1999 Girls' name Peak 1973 281 births

Cariann — girls' name

281 babies named Cariann in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s341970s1271980s711990s49
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Cariann was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

18 babies were named Cariann in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cariann

The Social Security Administration has registered 281 babies named Cariann between 1967 and 1999, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cariann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cariann performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cariann shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cariann in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cariann 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 281 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.

Cariann at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

281

Since 1967

33 years of records

Peak year

1973

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1967

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1999

Cariann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1967

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1973)
18
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
05101520 19991993198819831977197319691967 5

Cariann by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
127 births that decade — 45% of Cariann's all-time total
1960s341970s1271980s711990s49

Cariann by state

Where Cariann concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cariann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 1.8%
New Jersey share of Cariann's total US births 1.8%

5 of 281 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cariann?
281 babies have been named Cariann since 1967. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1973 with 18 births.
When was Cariann most popular?
Cariann was most popular in the 1970s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Cariann most popular?
The top states for the name Cariann are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Cariann been used?
Cariann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 33 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Cariann?
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, 1967–1999 (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.