Girls' name · since 1982
Karianna
Karianna has 487 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,045 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,230 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 487
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Karianna is the #11230 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 487 recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Karianna recorded 487 times among girls since 1982, holding rank #11230 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #12,045 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,230 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 487 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karianna ranks #12,045 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,230 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 487 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,045 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,230 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 487
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karianna's 487 recorded births place it above 83.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Karianna compares
487 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Karianna's all-time total is 30% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karianna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 487 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karianna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karianna splits its recorded history at 2006: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karianna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Karianna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (175 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Karianna's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Karianna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
175 births
- 2010s
2010s
173 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 175 births (36% of all-time use).
Karianna by state
Where Karianna concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
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What to do with Karianna's data
- Karianna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (175 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Kariannas (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 Karianna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Karianna 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.