Recorded 1951–1985 Girls' name Peak 1971 135 births

Karne — girls' name

135 babies named Karne in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s481970s451980s31
1960s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Karne was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

15 babies were named Karne in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karne

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Karne between 1951 and 1985, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karne performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Karne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karne 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 135 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.

Karne at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

135

Since 1951

35 years of records

Peak year

1971

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1951

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1985

Karne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1951

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1971)
15
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 1985198119741970196719611951 5

Karne by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
48 births that decade — 36% of Karne's all-time total
1950s111960s481970s451980s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karne?
135 babies have been named Karne since 1951. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1971 with 15 births.
When was Karne most popular?
Karne was most popular in the 1960s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Karne been used?
Karne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 35 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Karne?
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.

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, 1951–1985 (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.