Recorded 1999–2022 Unisex name Peak 2011 89 births

Karion — boys' name

89 babies named Karion in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s382010s332020s13
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Karion was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

11 babies were named Karion in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karion

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Karion between 1999 and 2022, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Karion currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Karion is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2000.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karion performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Karion shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karion 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 89 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.

Karion at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

89

Since 1999

24 years of records

Peak year

2011

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1999

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2022

Karion popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1999

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2011)
11
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 20222016201420112008200620031999 5

Karion popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2000 (Karion as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2000 5

Karion by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
38 births that decade — 43% of Karion's all-time total
1990s52000s382010s332020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karion?
89 babies have been named Karion since 1999. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2011 with 11 births.
When was Karion most popular?
Karion was most popular in the 2000s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Is Karion a unisex name?
Yes, Karion is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 89 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Karion been used?
Karion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 24 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Karion?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karl, Karter, Karson, Kareem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1999–2022 (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.