Recorded 1987–1991 Girls' name Peak 1988 46 births

Casarah — girls' name

46 babies named Casarah in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s17
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Casarah was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

12 babies were named Casarah in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Casarah

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Casarah between 1987 and 1991, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Casarah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Casarah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Casarah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Casarah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Casarah 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 46 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.

Casarah at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

46

Since 1987

5 years of records

Peak year

1988

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1987

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1991

Casarah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1987

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1988)
12
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
68101214 19911990198919881987 7

Casarah by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
29 births that decade — 63% of Casarah's all-time total
1980s291990s17

Casarah by state

Where Casarah concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Casarah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 10.9%
California share of Casarah's total US births 10.9%

5 of 46 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Casarah?
46 babies have been named Casarah since 1987. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1988 with 12 births.
When was Casarah most popular?
Casarah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Casarah most popular?
The top states for the name Casarah are California (5 births).
How long has the name Casarah been used?
Casarah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 5 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Casarah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cassandra, Casey, Cassidy, Cassie, 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, 1987–1991 (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.