Girls' name · since 1975
Karess
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 112 babies named Karess, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
112 girls have been named Karess since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Karess has 112 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1997.
- #25,879 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karess ranks #25,879 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #25,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Karess's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Karess's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karess's full recorded timeline at 1988, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karess popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1997
- Peak year (1986)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Karess by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (79 births, 71% of the file).
1980s was Karess's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Karess births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
79 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 79 births (71% of all-time use).
Karess by state
Where Karess concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 6.3% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 4.5% |
7 of 112 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Karess's data
- Karess's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 1990s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Karesss (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Karess: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1975–1997 (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 Karess 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.