US rank #9768 Girls' name Peak 2010 550 births

Kariana — #9768 US girls' name

550 babies named Kariana in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s1122000s1922010s1812020s57
#9768
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Kariana was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

30 babies were named Kariana in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kariana

The Social Security Administration has registered 550 babies named Kariana between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kariana currently holds the #9768 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kariana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kariana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kariana in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kariana 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 550 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.

Kariana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

550

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2010

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,768

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kariana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
30
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919941988 8

Kariana by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
192 births that decade — 35% of Kariana's all-time total
1980s81990s1122000s1922010s1812020s57

Kariana by state

Where Kariana concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kariana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 1.1%
#2 Texas
6 1.1%
#3 California
5 0.9%
Florida share of Kariana's total US births 1.1%
Even split

6 of 550 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kariana?
550 babies have been named Kariana since 1988. It currently ranks #9768 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 30 births.
When was Kariana most popular?
Kariana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 192 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Kariana most popular?
The top states for the name Kariana are Florida (6 births), Texas (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Kariana been used?
Kariana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kariana?
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, 1988–2024 (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.