Girls' name · since 1994
Karys
Karys has 509 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,716 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,812 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 509
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
509 babies have been named Karys since 1994, making it today's #13812 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Karys recorded 509 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #13812 nationally today, ahead of 20% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #11,716 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,812 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 509 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karys ranks #11,716 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,812 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 509 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,716 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,812 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 509
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karys's 509 recorded births place it above 83.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Karys compares
509 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Karys's all-time total is 35% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karys | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 509 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karys splits its recorded history at 2012: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karys popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Karys by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (274 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Karys's strongest decade.
274 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Karys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
274 births
- 2010s
2010s
181 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 274 births (54% of all-time use).
How Karys 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 Karys's total volume
Karys by state
Where Karys concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
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What to do with Karys's data
- Karys's decade-level peak was the 2000s (274 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Karyss (42 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Karys 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.