Recorded 1956–2023 Girls' name Peak 1989 1,054 births

Karra — girls' name

1,054 babies named Karra in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s281970s1371980s2601990s2882000s1532010s1532020s30
1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Karra was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

40 babies were named Karra in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,054 babies named Karra between 1956 and 2023, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 288 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Karra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Karra in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karra 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 1,054 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.

Karra at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,054

Since 1956

68 years of records

Peak year

1989

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1956

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2023

Karra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1956

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1989)
40
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
01020304050 202320142006199819901982197419611956 5

Karra by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
288 births that decade — 27% of Karra's all-time total
1950s51960s281970s1371980s2601990s2882000s1532010s1532020s30

Karra by state

Where Karra concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Karra
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%
Texas share of Karra's total US births 0.9%
Even split

10 of 1,054 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karra?
1,054 babies have been named Karra since 1956. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1989 with 40 births.
When was Karra most popular?
Karra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 288 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Karra most popular?
The top states for the name Karra are Texas (10 births), Oklahoma (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Karra been used?
Karra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 68 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Karra?
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, 1956–2023 (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.