Boys' name · since 1989
Karch
46 babies named Karch in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,756 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karch sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 46 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Karch recorded 46 times among boys since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2008.
- #22,756 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 46 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karch ranks #22,756 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,756 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karch's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karch's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karch splits its recorded history at 1996: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karch popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2008
- Peak year (1996)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Karch by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (36 births, 78% of the file).
1990s was Karch's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Karch births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 36 births (78% of all-time use).
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- Karch's decade-level peak was the 1990s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Karch: 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 (~19 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, 1989–2008 (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 Karch 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.