Girls' name · since 1998

Karrena

11 babies named Karrena in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#53,372 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade

Karrena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1998.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karrena has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2000.

  • #53,372 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 1998
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karrena ranks #53,372 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.

#53,372 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Karrena's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Karrena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Karrena splits its recorded history at 2000: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Karrena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2000

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (2000)
6
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
4.555.566.5 19982000 6

Karrena by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).

2000s was Karrena's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Karrena births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karrena?
Since 1998, Social Security records show 11 babies named Karrena. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #53,372 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2000. Its busiest year on record was 2000, with 6 births.
Where does Karrena sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karrena ranks #53,372 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Karrena most popular?
Karrena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Karrena been used?
Karrena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 3 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Karrena?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Karrena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1998–2000 (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 Karrena 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.