Recorded 1976–2022 Girls' name Peak 1992 833 births

Karrah — girls' name

833 babies named Karrah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s611980s1661990s3132000s1622010s1192020s12
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Karrah was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

42 babies were named Karrah in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karrah

The Social Security Administration has registered 833 babies named Karrah between 1976 and 2022, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karrah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karrah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 313 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Karrah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Karrah in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karrah 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 833 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.

Karrah at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

833

Since 1976

47 years of records

Peak year

1992

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1976

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2022

Karrah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1976

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1992)
42
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
01020304050 202220152009200319971991198519791976 6

Karrah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
313 births that decade — 38% of Karrah's all-time total
1970s611980s1661990s3132000s1622010s1192020s12

Karrah by state

Where Karrah concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Karrah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 1.2%
#2 Texas
6 0.7%
#3 Illinois
5 0.6%
California share of Karrah's total US births 1.2%
Even split

10 of 833 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karrah?
833 babies have been named Karrah since 1976. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1992 with 42 births.
When was Karrah most popular?
Karrah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 313 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Karrah most popular?
The top states for the name Karrah are California (10 births), Texas (6 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Karrah been used?
Karrah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 47 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Karrah?
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, 1976–2022 (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.