Unisex name · since 1989
Karrington
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 1,428 babies named Karrington, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,891 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,278 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,428
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karrington currently ranks #11278 among unisex names in America, with 1,428 babies recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karrington has been recorded 1,428 times among girls since 1989, currently ranked #11278 nationally and more common than 35% of girls, 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 1989 to 2025.
- #5,891 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,278 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,428 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karrington ranks #5,891 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,278 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,428 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,891 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,278 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,428
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karrington's 1,428 recorded births place it above 91.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Karrington compares
1,428 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Karrington's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karrington | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,428 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 99 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karrington's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karrington's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 99, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karrington popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Karrington popularity over time - boys
306 total births recorded since 1987 (Karrington as boys' name)
Karrington by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (586 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Karrington's strongest decade.
586 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Karrington births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 229
1990s
229 births
- 2000s
2000s
586 births
- 2010s
2010s
492 births
- 2020s 115
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 586 births (41% of all-time use).
How Karrington 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 Karrington's total volume
Karrington by state
Where Karrington concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 185 | 13.0% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 55 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 49 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 44 | 3.1% |
| #5 | California | | 22 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 19 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 13 | 0.9% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 7 | 0.5% |
185 of 1,428 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Karrington appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karrington's data
- Karrington's decade-level peak was the 2000s (586 total births); usage has since declined to 115 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Karringtons (185 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Karrington: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Karrington 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.