Recorded 1966–1980 Boys' name Peak 1978 28 births

Kaare — boys' name

28 babies named Kaare in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s101980s7
1960s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Kaare was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kaare in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaare

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Kaare between 1966 and 1980, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaare currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaare performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kaare shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaare 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 28 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.

Kaare at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

28

Since 1966

15 years of records

Peak year

1978

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1966

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1980

Kaare popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1966

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1978)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 1980197819691966 5

Kaare by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 39% of Kaare's all-time total
1960s111970s101980s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaare?
28 babies have been named Kaare since 1966. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1978 with 10 births.
When was Kaare most popular?
Kaare was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Kaare been used?
Kaare has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 15 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Kaare?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaan, Kaamil, Kaash, Kaanan, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1966–1980 (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.