Feminine dossier · first seen 1936

Karan

Extinct Near statistical disappearance
Peak era
1956
Peak births
170
Current vitality
Dormant
Peak generation
Boomer

Quick answers about Karan

How many people are named Karan?

Based on SSA birth records through 2004, an estimated 2,179 Americans born with the name Karan may still be living. No new bearers have been recorded since 2004.

How rare is Karan?

Karan has not appeared in SSA records since 2004. It is effectively extinct as a new baby name — no girls received it in the latest available data.

How old is the typical Karan?

The median age of a living American named Karan is approximately 66 years, with most bearers falling between 59 and 72 years old.

Is Karan still popular?

No. Karan is extinct in new births; the SSA last recorded it in 2004.

Where is Karan most common?

Karan has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 2.4× more often than the national baseline.

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peak 1956 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1956
Decline from peak
100%
2025
0
All-time
3,450

Karan is most concentrated in Texas — about 2.4× the national rate in the 1950s.

States where Karan is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: 2.4× the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY