Unisex name · since 1938
Karron
Karron has 376 recorded births since 1938 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1945 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 376
- born since 1938
- 1940s
- peak decade
Karron sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 376 recorded since 1938.
Social Security Administration records show Karron recorded 376 times among girls since 1938, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1987.
- #14,037 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 376 born since 1938
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karron ranks #14,037 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 376 born since 1938, peaking in the 1940s.
- #14,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 376
- born since 1938
- 1940s
- peak decade
Karron's 376 recorded births place it above 80.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karron's full recorded timeline at 1957, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1945 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karron popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1987
- Peak year (1945)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Karron popularity over time - boys
175 total births recorded since 1973 (Karron as boys' name)
Karron by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (131 births, 35% of the file).
1940s was Karron's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Karron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
131 births
- 1950s
1950s
113 births
- 1960s
1960s
69 births
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 131 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Karron's data
- Karron's decade-level peak was the 1940s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Karron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~49 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, 1938–1987 (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 Karron 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.