Unisex name · since 1933
Karon
6,208 babies named Karon in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,208
- born since 1933
- 1950s
- peak decade
Karon sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 6,208 recorded since 1933.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karon has been recorded 6,208 times among girls since 1933, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2008.
- #2,243 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,208 born since 1933
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karon ranks #2,243 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,208 born since 1933, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,208
- born since 1933
- 1950s
- peak decade
Karon's 6,208 recorded births place it above 96.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Karon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karon's full recorded timeline at 1970, 13% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 87% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1933, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 264 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2008
- Peak year (1948)
- 264
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Karon popularity over time - boys
3,198 total births recorded since 1935 (Karon as boys' name)
Karon by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,030 births, 33% of the file).
1950s was Karon's strongest decade.
2,030 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Karon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 138
1930s
138 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,933 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,030 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,320 births
- 1970s 437
1970s
437 births
- 1980s 194
1980s
194 births
- 1990s 111
1990s
111 births
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,030 births (33% of all-time use).
How Karon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Karon's total volume
Karon by state
Where Karon concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 667 | 10.7% |
| #2 | California | | 356 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 308 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 264 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 184 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 171 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 170 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 161 | 2.6% |
667 of 6,208 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Karon appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karon's data
- Karon's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,030 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Karons (667 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Karon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1933–2008 (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 Karon 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.