Unisex name · since 1953
Karee
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.
- #9,081 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 756
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
756 girls have been named Karee since 1953, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Karee has 756 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2019.
- #9,081 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 756 born since 1953
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karee ranks #9,081 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 756 born since 1953, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,081 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 756
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
Karee's 756 recorded births place it above 87.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Karee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karee splits its recorded history at 1987: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2019
- Peak year (1958)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Karee popularity over time - boys
85 total births recorded since 1984 (Karee as boys' name)
Karee by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (154 births, 20% of the file).
1970s was Karee's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Karee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
108 births
- 1960s
1960s
95 births
- 1970s
1970s
154 births
- 1980s
1980s
145 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s 56
2010s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 154 births (20% of all-time use).
How Karee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Karee's total volume
Karee by state
Where Karee concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.8% |
17 of 756 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Karee's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (154 total births) through the 2010s (56) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Karees (17 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1953–2019 (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 Karee 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.