Girls' name · since 1996
Karagen
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Karagen, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,900 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karagen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karagen has been recorded 12 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2003.
- #51,900 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1996
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karagen ranks #51,900 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.
- #51,900 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karagen's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karagen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karagen's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karagen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2003
- Peak year (1996)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Karagen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Karagen's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Karagen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Karagen's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Karagen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1996–2003 (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 Karagen 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.