girls:
523 births since 1930
#5193 (9th percentile)
boys:
6 births since 2000
#4580 (0th percentile)
overall:
529 births since 1930
#7210 (7th percentile)
The name Karna is the #7,210 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 529 recorded births since 1930. This represents the 6.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 6.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,193 (9.1% percentile) for all time with 523 births since 1930. For boys, it ranks #4,580 (0.1% percentile) for all time with 6 births since 2000.
Karna first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1930 (1930 for girls and 2000 for boys). Birth data for Karna is available in 46 out of the 71 years between 1930 and 2000 (45 years for girls and 1 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Karna has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 98.9% of all recorded births being female. In 2000, 0.0% of babies named Karna were girls. Interestingly, until around 1991, the name was more popular for girls (100.0% girls from 1930 to 1990), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (100.0% boys from 1991 to 2000).
For girls, Karna reached its peak popularity in 1970, achieving the 3.2% percentile (ranked #748) with 16 births per million. The name was most common in 1970, with 16 births per million (ranked 3.2% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1985.
For boys, Karna reached its peak popularity in 2000, achieving the 0.1% percentile (ranked #813) with 3 births per million. The name was most common in 2000, with 3 births per million (ranked 0.1% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 2000.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Karna".
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