Girls' name · since 1970
Karah
3,274 babies named Karah in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,407 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,274
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,274 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karah has been recorded 3,274 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2024.
- #3,407 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,274 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karah ranks #3,407 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,274 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,407 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,274
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karah's 3,274 recorded births place it above 95.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Karah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karah splits its recorded history at 1998: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 131 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 131
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Karah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,043 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Karah's strongest decade.
1,043 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Karah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 174
1970s
174 births
- 1980s
1980s
562 births
- 1990s
1990s
928 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,043 births
- 2010s
2010s
501 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,043 births (32% of all-time use).
How Karah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Karah's total volume
Karah by state
Where Karah concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 300 | 9.2% |
| #2 | California | | 232 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 148 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 91 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 76 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 47 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 46 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 41 | 1.3% |
300 of 3,274 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Karah appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karah's data
- Karah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,043 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Karahs (300 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Karah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1970–2024 (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 Karah 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.