Recorded 1950–2022 Girls' name Peak 1975 5,349 births

Karie — girls' name

5,349 babies named Karie in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s2951960s10491970s21431980s11481990s4472000s1672010s732020s27
1970s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Karie was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

293 babies were named Karie in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karie

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,349 babies named Karie between 1950 and 2022, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 293 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 2,143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Karie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 610 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Karie in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karie 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 5,349 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.

Karie at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

5,349

Since 1950

73 years of records

Peak year

1975

293 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1950

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2022

Karie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1950

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1975)
293
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Karie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
2,143 births that decade — 40% of Karie's all-time total
1950s2951960s10491970s21431980s11481990s4472000s1672010s732020s27

Karie by state

Where Karie concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Karie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
610 11.4%
#2 Michigan
343 6.4%
#3 Ohio
241 4.5%
#4 Illinois
238 4.4%
#5 Texas
189 3.5%
#6 Wisconsin
176 3.3%
#7 New York
165 3.1%
#8 Minnesota
133 2.5%
California share of Karie's total US births 11.4%
Even split

610 of 5,349 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Karie appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karie?
5,349 babies have been named Karie since 1950. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1975 with 293 births.
When was Karie most popular?
Karie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 2,143 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Karie most popular?
The top states for the name Karie are California (610 births), Michigan (343 births), Ohio (241 births).
How long has the name Karie been used?
Karie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 73 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Karie?
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, 1950–2022 (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.