Girls' name · since 1976
Karrah
Karrah has 833 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 833
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karrah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 833 have been recorded since 1976.
Karrah has 833 recorded births among girls since 1976, 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 1976 to 2022.
- #8,518 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 833 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karrah ranks #8,518 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 833 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 833
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karrah's 833 recorded births place it above 88.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Karrah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karrah's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karrah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2022
- Peak year (1992)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Karrah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (313 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Karrah's strongest decade.
313 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Karrah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 61
1970s
61 births
- 1980s
1980s
166 births
- 1990s
1990s
313 births
- 2000s
2000s
162 births
- 2010s 119
2010s
119 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 313 births (38% of all-time use).
How Karrah 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 Karrah's total volume
Karrah by state
Where Karrah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
10 of 833 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Karrah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (313 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Karrahs (10 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 Karrah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1976–2022 (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 Karrah 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.