Girls' name · since 1956
Karra
Karra has 1,054 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,236 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,054
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,054 girls have been named Karra since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Karra has 1,054 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2023.
- #7,236 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,054 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karra ranks #7,236 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,054 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,236 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,054
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karra's 1,054 recorded births place it above 89.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Karra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karra's full recorded timeline at 1994, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2023
- Peak year (1989)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Karra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (288 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Karra's strongest decade.
288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Karra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s
1970s
137 births
- 1980s
1980s
260 births
- 1990s
1990s
288 births
- 2000s
2000s
153 births
- 2010s
2010s
153 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 288 births (27% of all-time use).
How Karra 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 Karra's total volume
Karra by state
Where Karra concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
10 of 1,054 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Karra's data
- Karra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (288 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Karras (10 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.
Keep exploring Karra
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1956–2023 (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 Karra 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.