Recorded 1953–2019 Unisex name Peak 1958 756 births

Karee — unisex name

756 babies named Karee in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1081960s951970s1541980s1451990s1172000s812010s56
1970s
Peak decade

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

1958
Single peak year

55 babies were named Karee in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karee

The Social Security Administration has registered 756 babies named Karee between 1953 and 2019, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 55 babies received it in a single year. Karee is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 85 additional births since 1984.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karee performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Karee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Karee in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karee 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 756 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.

Karee at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

756

Since 1953

67 years of records

Peak year

1958

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1953

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2019

Karee popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1953

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1958)
55
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
0204060 201920102002199419861978197019621953 5

Karee popularity over time — boys

85 total births recorded since 1984 (Karee as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 85 births
45678910 20222008200319991995199319901984 5

Karee by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
154 births that decade — 20% of Karee's all-time total
1950s1081960s951970s1541980s1451990s1172000s812010s56

Karee by state

Where Karee concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Karee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 2.2%
#2 Missouri
6 0.8%
California share of Karee's total US births 2.2%
Even split

17 of 756 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karee?
756 babies have been named Karee since 1953. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1958 with 55 births.
When was Karee most popular?
Karee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Karee most popular?
The top states for the name Karee are California (17 births), Missouri (6 births).
Is Karee a unisex name?
Yes, Karee is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 756 births, and as a boy's name it has 85 births.
How long has the name Karee been used?
Karee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 67 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Karee?
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.

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, 1953–2019 (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.