Girls' name · since 1993
Karenna
337 babies named Karenna in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,967 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 337
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
337 girls have been named Karenna since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Karenna has 337 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2018.
- #14,967 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 337 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karenna ranks #14,967 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 337 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,967 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 337
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karenna's 337 recorded births place it above 79.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Karenna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karenna's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 54, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karenna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2018
- Peak year (2001)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Karenna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (229 births, 68% of the file).
2000s was Karenna's strongest decade.
229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Karenna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 61
1990s
61 births
- 2000s
2000s
229 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 229 births (68% of all-time use).
Karenna by state
Where Karenna concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 6.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.5% |
22 of 337 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Karenna's data
- Karenna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (229 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Karennas (22 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 Karenna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1993–2018 (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 Karenna 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.