Girls' name · since 1987
Kasarah
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 111 babies named Kasarah, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,974 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 111
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kasarah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 111 recorded since 1987.
Kasarah has 111 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2004.
- #25,974 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 111 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kasarah ranks #25,974 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 111 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #25,974 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 111
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kasarah's 111 recorded births place it above 64.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kasarah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kasarah splits its recorded history at 1992: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kasarah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2004
- Peak year (1988)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2004.
111 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1988 with 25 births in a single year.
Kasarah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (52 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Kasarah's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kasarah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 9
2000s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 52 births (47% of all-time use).
Kasarah decade highlights
- Peak decade 52 births
- Runner-up 50 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Kasarah by state
Where Kasarah concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 5.4% |
6 of 111 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 5.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 5.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Kasarah's data
- Kasarah's decade-level peak was the 1980s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kasarahs (6 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 Kasarah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1987–2004 (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 Kasarah 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.
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