Girls' name · since 1996
Karyme
Karyme has 2,152 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,441 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,152
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karyme currently ranks #6441 among girls' names in America, with 2,152 babies recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Karyme recorded 2,152 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #6441 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #4,487 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,441 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,152 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karyme ranks #4,487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,441 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,152 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,441 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,152
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karyme's 2,152 recorded births place it above 93.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Karyme compares
2,152 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Karyme's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karyme | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,152 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 251 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karyme's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karyme's full recorded timeline at 2012, 20% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 80% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 251 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karyme popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 251
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Karyme by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,519 births, 71% of the file).
2000s was Karyme's strongest decade.
1,519 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Karyme births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,519 births
- 2010s 447
2010s
447 births
- 2020s 140
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,519 births (71% of all-time use).
How Karyme 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 Karyme's total volume
Karyme by state
Where Karyme concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 805 | 37.4% |
| #2 | California | | 458 | 21.3% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 163 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 54 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 38 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 23 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #8 | New Mexico | | 22 | 1.0% |
805 of 2,152 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Karyme appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karyme's data
- Karyme's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,519 total births); usage has since declined to 140 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Karymes (805 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.
Keep exploring Karyme
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Karyme
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Karyme
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karyme: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Karyme 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.