Girls' name · since 1974
Karyna
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 858 babies named Karyna, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,346 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,555 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 858
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karyna currently ranks #13555 among girls' names in America, with 858 babies recorded since 1974.
Karyna has 858 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13555 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #8,346 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,555 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 858 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karyna ranks #8,346 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,555 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 858 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,346 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,555 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 858
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karyna's 858 recorded births place it above 88.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Karyna compares
858 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Karyna's all-time total is 128% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karyna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 858 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karyna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karyna's SSA record in two at 2000 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 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karyna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Karyna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (289 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Karyna's strongest decade.
289 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Karyna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 99
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
289 births
- 2000s
2000s
289 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 289 births (34% of all-time use).
How Karyna 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 Karyna's total volume
Karyna by state
Where Karyna concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 173 | 20.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 82 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 23 | 2.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
173 of 858 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Karyna's data
- Karyna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (289 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Karynas (173 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Karyna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Karyna 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.