Recorded 1965–2015 Girls' name Peak 1986 789 births

Kariann — girls' name

789 babies named Kariann in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Kariann was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

31 babies were named Kariann in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kariann

The Social Security Administration has registered 789 babies named Kariann between 1965 and 2015, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kariann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kariann performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 241 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kariann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kariann in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kariann 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 789 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.

Kariann at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

789

Since 1965

51 years of records

Peak year

1986

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1965

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2015

Kariann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1965

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1986)
31
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Kariann by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
241 births that decade — 31% of Kariann's all-time total
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Kariann by state

Where Kariann concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kariann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
32 4.1%
#2 New York
17 2.2%
California share of Kariann's total US births 4.1%
Even split

32 of 789 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kariann?
789 babies have been named Kariann since 1965. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1986 with 31 births.
When was Kariann most popular?
Kariann was most popular in the 1980s decade with 241 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Kariann most popular?
The top states for the name Kariann are California (32 births), New York (17 births).
How long has the name Kariann been used?
Kariann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 51 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Kariann?
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, 1965–2015 (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.