Recorded 1971–2000 Girls' name Peak 1974 64 births

Karesa — girls' name

64 babies named Karesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s241990s112000s5
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Karesa was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

7 babies were named Karesa in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Karesa between 1971 and 2000, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karesa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Karesa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karesa 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 64 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.

Karesa at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

64

Since 1971

30 years of records

Peak year

1974

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1971

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2000

Karesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1971

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1974)
7
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20001992199019891986198219811979197819741971 5

Karesa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
24 births that decade — 38% of Karesa's all-time total
1970s241980s241990s112000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karesa?
64 babies have been named Karesa since 1971. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1974 with 7 births.
When was Karesa most popular?
Karesa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Karesa been used?
Karesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 30 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Karesa?
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, 1971–2000 (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.