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Unisex name

Karon

/ˈkɛɹən/ · 66% girls, 34% boys · 21 born in 2025

Karon has been given to about 9,406 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1948, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɛɹən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 8,237
Median age today60 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Karon per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1948 · 275
  • Born in 202521
  • All time9,406

How popular is Karon?

Its best year was 1948, when 275 babies were given the name, ranking 503rd. The typical living American called Karon is about 60 years old today.

Names that sound like Karon

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Caron0.96
  2. Karson0.88
  3. Kamron0.88
  4. Carson0.84
  5. Aron0.85
  6. Kason0.85
  7. Jaron0.85
  8. Daron0.85

Middle names for Karon

Ranked by flow score
  1. Karon Anne0.81
  2. Karon Eve0.80
  3. Karon Elizabeth0.78
  4. Karon Catherine0.78
  5. Karon Marie0.77
  6. Karon Grace0.77

Sibling names for Karon

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.89
  2. Laurelsister · 0.86
  3. Gwensister · 0.86
  4. Rudybrother · 0.84
  5. Rockybrother · 0.82
  6. Santosbrother · 0.80

Where Karon is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Karon White0.72
    2. Karon Reyes0.72
    3. Karon Lee0.72
    4. Karon Hill0.72
    5. Karon Hall0.72
    6. Karon Green0.72

    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 Karon

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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