Recorded 1941–2023 Girls' name Peak 1979 1,219 births

Karalee — girls' name

1,219 babies named Karalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s1051950s641960s1661970s2401980s2331990s1662000s1172010s1122020s16
1970s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Karalee was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

35 babies were named Karalee in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,219 babies named Karalee between 1941 and 2023, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karalee performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 240 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Karalee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 68 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arizona and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Karalee in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karalee 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 1,219 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.

Karalee at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,219

Since 1941

83 years of records

Peak year

1979

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1941

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 2023

Karalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1941

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1979)
35
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
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Karalee by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
240 births that decade — 20% of Karalee's all-time total
1940s1051950s641960s1661970s2401980s2331990s1662000s1172010s1122020s16

Karalee by state

Where Karalee concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Karalee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
68 5.6%
#2 Arizona
5 0.4%
#3 California
5 0.4%
#4 Oregon
5 0.4%
Utah share of Karalee's total US births 5.6%
Even split

68 of 1,219 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karalee?
1,219 babies have been named Karalee since 1941. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1979 with 35 births.
When was Karalee most popular?
Karalee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 240 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Karalee most popular?
The top states for the name Karalee are Utah (68 births), Arizona (5 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Karalee been used?
Karalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 83 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Karalee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1941–2023 (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.