Girls' name · since 1971
Karesa
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 64 babies named Karesa, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,123 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
64 girls have been named Karesa since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karesa has been recorded 64 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2000.
- #32,123 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 64 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karesa ranks #32,123 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #32,123 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Karesa's 64 recorded births place it above 55.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karesa splits its recorded history at 1982: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2000
- Peak year (1974)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Karesa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (24 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Karesa's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Karesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 24 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Karesa's data
- Karesa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Karesa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1971–2000 (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 Karesa 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.