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Karah

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Karah has been given to about 3,274 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 3,226
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Karah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 131
  • Born in 20250
  • All time3,274

How popular is Karah?

Its best year was 2000, when 131 babies were given the name, ranking 1417th. The typical living American called Karah is about 27 years old today.

Names that sound like Karah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sarah0.85
  2. Farah0.85
  3. Tarah0.85
  4. Farrah0.82
  5. Kara0.75
  6. Kaylah0.75
  7. Karan0.75
  8. Cara0.71

Middle names for Karah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Karah Eve0.80
  2. Karah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Karah Josephine0.78
  4. Karah Anne0.78
  5. Karah Rose0.77
  6. Karah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Karah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Nathanaelbrother · 0.87
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.87
  3. Paulinasister · 0.86
  4. Aracelisister · 0.86
  5. Nikolasbrother · 0.85
  6. Tianasister · 0.85

Where Karah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Karah Anderson0.74
    2. Karah White0.72
    3. Karah Reyes0.72
    4. Karah Nguyen0.72
    5. Karah Moore0.72
    6. Karah Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Karah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.