Unisex name · since 1946
Karry
Karry has 1,200 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,612 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,200
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,200 girls have been named Karry since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karry has been recorded 1,200 times among girls since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2014.
- #6,612 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,200 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karry ranks #6,612 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,200 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,612 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,200
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Karry's 1,200 recorded births place it above 90.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Karry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karry splits its recorded history at 1977: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 60 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karry popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2014
- Peak year (1971)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Karry popularity over time - boys
648 total births recorded since 1934 (Karry as boys' name)
Karry by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (430 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Karry's strongest decade.
430 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Karry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 118
1950s
118 births
- 1960s
1960s
311 births
- 1970s
1970s
430 births
- 1980s
1980s
202 births
- 1990s 97
1990s
97 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 430 births (36% of all-time use).
How Karry 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 Karry's total volume
Karry by state
Where Karry concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 78 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 34 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
78 of 1,200 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Karry's data
- Karry's decade-level peak was the 1970s (430 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Karrys (78 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Karry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1946–2014 (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 Karry 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.