Recorded 1977–2017 Girls' name Peak 1977 155 births

Carrah — girls' name

155 babies named Carrah in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s261980s261990s192000s282010s56
2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Carrah was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

13 babies were named Carrah in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carrah

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Carrah between 1977 and 2017, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carrah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carrah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Carrah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carrah 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 155 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.

Carrah at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

155

Since 1977

41 years of records

Peak year

1977

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1977

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2017

Carrah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1977

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1977)
13
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
468101214 20172014201020071999198919801977 13

Carrah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
56 births that decade — 36% of Carrah's all-time total
1970s261980s261990s192000s282010s56

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carrah?
155 babies have been named Carrah since 1977. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1977 with 13 births.
When was Carrah most popular?
Carrah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Carrah been used?
Carrah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 41 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Carrah?
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, 1977–2017 (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.