Girls' name · since 1988
Kariana
559 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.
- #11,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,358 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 559
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kariana currently ranks #10358 among girls' names in America, with 559 babies recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kariana has been recorded 559 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #10358 nationally and more common than 40% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #11,058 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,358 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 559 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kariana ranks #11,058 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,358 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 559 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,358 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 559
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kariana's 559 recorded births place it above 84.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Kariana compares
559 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kariana's all-time total is 49% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kariana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 559 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kariana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kariana's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kariana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kariana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (192 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Kariana's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kariana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
192 births
- 2010s
2010s
181 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 192 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kariana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kariana's total volume
Kariana by state
Where Kariana concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
6 of 559 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kariana's data
- Kariana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (192 total births) through the 2020s (66) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Karianas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Kariana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Kariana 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.