Boys' name · since 2005
Karder
321 babies named Karder in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,213 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,368 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 321
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Karder is the #11368 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 321 recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karder has been recorded 321 times among boys since 2005, currently ranked #11368 nationally and more common than 18% 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 2005 to 2025.
- #10,213 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,368 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 321 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karder ranks #10,213 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,368 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 321 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,213 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,368 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 321
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karder's 321 recorded births place it above 77.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
How Karder compares
321 47th percentile among 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
Karder's all-time total is 13% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karder | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 321 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Karder's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karder's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karder popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Karder popularity over time - girls
13 total births recorded since 2014 (Karder as girls' name)
Karder by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (227 births, 71% of the file).
2010s was Karder's strongest decade.
227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Karder births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 49
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
227 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 227 births (71% of all-time use).
Karder by state
Where Karder concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
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What to do with Karder's data
- Karder's decade-level peak was the 2010s (227 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Karders (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
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 Karder: 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 (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Karder 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.