Girls' name · since 2007
Karai
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 65 babies named Karai, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 65
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
65 girls have been named Karai since 2007, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karai has been recorded 65 times among girls since 2007, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2024.
- #31,946 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 65 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karai ranks #31,946 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #31,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 65
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karai's 65 recorded births place it above 55.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karai's full recorded timeline at 2017, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Karai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (55 births, 85% of the file).
2010s was Karai's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Karai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 55 births (85% of all-time use).
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What to do with Karai's data
- Karai's decade-level peak was the 2010s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2007–2024 (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 Karai 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.