Girls' name · since 2013

Karyah

Karyah has 20 recorded births since 2013 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#46,039 of 72,339
all-time among girls
20
born since 2013
2010s
peak decade

20 girls have been named Karyah since 2013, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Karyah recorded 20 times among girls since 2013, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2019.

  • #46,039 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 20 born since 2013
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karyah ranks #46,039 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.

#46,039 of 72,339
all-time among girls
20
born since 2013
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Karyah's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% 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.

Karyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Karyah's full recorded timeline at 2017, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Karyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2013)
9
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
45678910 201320172019 6

Karyah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (20 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Karyah's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Karyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karyah?
Karyah has been given to 20 babies in the U.S. since 2013, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #46,039 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 9 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
Where does Karyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karyah ranks #46,039 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 Karyah most popular?
Karyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Karyah been used?
The SSA has tracked Karyah since 2013 -- 7 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Karyah?
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 Karyah: 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, 2013–2019 (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 Karyah 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.