Recorded 1941–1955 Girls' name Peak 1951 26 births

Karran — girls' name

26 babies named Karran in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

26 girls have been named Karran since 1941, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1955.

26
total births
1941–1955
years on record
1940s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Karran was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

6 babies were named Karran in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karran

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Karran between 1941 and 1955, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karran currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karran performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Karran shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karran 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 26 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.

Karran at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

26

Since 1941

15 years of records

Peak year

1951

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1941

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1955

Karran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1941

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1951)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 19551951194919441941 5

Karran by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
15 births that decade — 58% of Karran's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karran?
26 babies have been named Karran since 1941. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1951 with 6 births.
When was Karran most popular?
Karran was most popular in the 1940s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Karran been used?
Karran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 15 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Karran?
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, 1941–1955 (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.