Girls' name · since 1967
Cariann
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 281 babies named Cariann, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 281
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cariann is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 281 have been recorded since 1967.
Cariann has 281 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1999.
- #16,462 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 281 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cariann ranks #16,462 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 281 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 281
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cariann's 281 recorded births place it above 77.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Cariann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cariann's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cariann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1999
- Peak year (1973)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Cariann by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (127 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Cariann's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Cariann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
127 births
- 1980s
1980s
71 births
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 127 births (45% of all-time use).
Cariann by state
Where Cariann concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 281 births nationwide.
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- Cariann's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (127 total births) through the 1990s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Carianns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cariann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1967–1999 (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 Cariann 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.