Boys' name · since 1983
Karo
Karo has 106 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,035 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 106
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karo is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 106 have been recorded since 1983.
Karo has 106 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2024.
- #17,035 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 106 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karo ranks #17,035 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,035 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 106
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karo's 106 recorded births place it above 62.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Karo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karo's full recorded timeline at 2006, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Karo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (36 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Karo's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Karo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (34% of all-time use).
Karo by state
Where Karo concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35 | 33.0% |
35 of 106 births nationwide.
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- Karo's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2020s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Karos (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Karo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1983–2024 (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 Karo 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.