Recorded 1967–2016 Girls' name Peak 1986 999 births

Karianne — girls' name

999 babies named Karianne in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s421970s2881980s2781990s2392000s1112010s41
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Karianne was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

36 babies were named Karianne in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karianne

The Social Security Administration has registered 999 babies named Karianne between 1967 and 2016, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karianne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karianne performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 288 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Karianne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Karianne in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karianne 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 999 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.

Karianne at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

999

Since 1967

50 years of records

Peak year

1986

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1967

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2016

Karianne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1967

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1986)
36
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
010203040 201620082001199519891983197719711967 6

Karianne by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
288 births that decade — 29% of Karianne's all-time total
1960s421970s2881980s2781990s2392000s1112010s41

Karianne by state

Where Karianne concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Karianne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
36 3.6%
#2 New York
10 1.0%
#3 Michigan
5 0.5%
#4 Pennsylvania
5 0.5%
California share of Karianne's total US births 3.6%
Even split

36 of 999 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karianne?
999 babies have been named Karianne since 1967. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1986 with 36 births.
When was Karianne most popular?
Karianne was most popular in the 1970s decade with 288 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Karianne most popular?
The top states for the name Karianne are California (36 births), New York (10 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Karianne been used?
Karianne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 50 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Karianne?
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, 1967–2016 (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.