Boys' name · since 2008
Karas
Karas has 652 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,659 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 652
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
652 babies have been named Karas since 2008, making it today's #4659 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karas has been recorded 652 times among boys since 2008, currently ranked #4659 nationally and more common than 67% of boys, 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 2008 to 2025.
- #6,729 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,659 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 652 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karas ranks #6,729 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,659 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 652 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,659 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 652
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karas's 652 recorded births place it above 85.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Tennessee.
How Karas compares
652 Top 39% higher than 61% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Karas's all-time total is 77% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 652 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 34 | 22,252 |
Karas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karas splits its recorded history at 2017: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 84 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Karas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (505 births, 77% of the file).
2010s was Karas's strongest decade.
505 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Karas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
505 births
- 2020s 136
2020s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 505 births (77% of all-time use).
How Karas compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Karas's total volume
Karas by state
Where Karas concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 165 | 25.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 142 | 21.8% |
| #3 | California | | 54 | 8.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 40 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
165 of 652 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Karas appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karas's data
- Karas's decade-level peak was the 2010s (505 total births); usage has since declined to 136 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Karass (165 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Karas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
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, 2008–2025 (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 Karas 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.