US rank #15569 Girls' name Peak 1989 456 births

Karia — #15569 US girls' name

456 babies named Karia in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s251960s291970s401980s951990s902000s892010s622020s26
#15569
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Karia was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

16 babies were named Karia in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karia

The Social Security Administration has registered 456 babies named Karia between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karia currently holds the #15569 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Karia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Karia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karia 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 456 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.

Karia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

456

Since 1956

69 years of records

Peak year

1989

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#15,569

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1956

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2024

Karia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1989)
16
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
05101520 202420132005199819901982197019571956 6

Karia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
95 births that decade — 21% of Karia's all-time total
1950s251960s291970s401980s951990s902000s892010s622020s26

Karia by state

Where Karia concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Karia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.1%
California share of Karia's total US births 1.1%

5 of 456 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karia?
456 babies have been named Karia since 1956. It currently ranks #15569 among girls. The peak year was 1989 with 16 births.
When was Karia most popular?
Karia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Karia most popular?
The top states for the name Karia are California (5 births).
How long has the name Karia been used?
Karia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 69 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Karia?
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.

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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, 1956–2024 (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.