Boys' name · since 1995
Karanvir
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 84 babies named Karanvir, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,559 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 84
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
84 boys have been named Karanvir since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Karanvir has 84 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2016.
- #18,559 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 84 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karanvir ranks #18,559 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,559 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 84
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karanvir's 84 recorded births place it above 59.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Karanvir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karanvir's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karanvir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2016
- Peak year (1996)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2016.
84 total births across 22 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1996 with 9 births in a single year.
Karanvir by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (37 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Karanvir's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Karanvir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 37 births (44% of all-time use).
Karanvir decade highlights
- Peak decade 37 births
- Runner-up 28 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Karanvir by state
Where Karanvir concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 14.3% |
12 of 84 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 14.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 14.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Karanvir's data
- Karanvir's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 2010s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Karanvirs (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Karanvir: 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 (~21 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, 1995–2016 (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 Karanvir 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.
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