Is Karon a boy or girl name?
Karon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 32 boys were named Karon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 66.1% of the 9,385 US babies named Karon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,548
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Karon since 1933
- 9,385
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 275 babies
Boys and girls named Karon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | 138 | 96.5% |
| 1940s | 31 | 1,933 | 98.4% |
| 1950s | 46 | 2,030 | 97.8% |
| 1960s | 13 | 1,320 | 99% |
| 1970s | 169 | 437 | 72.1% |
| 1980s | 303 | 194 | 39% |
| 1990s | 764 | 111 | 12.7% |
| 2000s | 994 | 45 | 4.3% |
| 2010s | 679 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 173 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32 | #3,548 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,840 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,181 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,456 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 41 | #2,903 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,447 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 48 | #2,625 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 63 | #2,160 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 66 | #2,124 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 59 | #2,265 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 54 | #2,387 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,839 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 68 | #2,039 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 77 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 111 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 114 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 114 | #1,450 | 5 | #18,962 |
| 2007 | 111 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 116 | #1,383 | 6 | #16,108 |
| 2005 | 118 | #1,299 | 9 | #11,356 |
| 2004 | 87 | #1,537 | 7 | #13,446 |
| 2003 | 90 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 73 | #1,643 | 6 | #14,484 |
| 2001 | 81 | #1,507 | 6 | #14,400 |
| 2000 | 90 | #1,396 | 6 | #14,012 |
| 1999 | 97 | #1,271 | 12 | #7,964 |
| 1998 | 73 | #1,507 | 5 | #15,289 |
| 1997 | 84 | #1,340 | 10 | #8,675 |
| 1996 | 99 | #1,175 | 6 | #12,590 |
| 1995 | 69 | #1,441 | 7 | #11,080 |
| 1994 | 86 | #1,261 | 6 | #12,542 |
| 1993 | 71 | #1,371 | 17 | #5,541 |
| 1992 | 71 | #1,344 | 19 | #5,146 |
| 1991 | 58 | #1,517 | 15 | #6,087 |
| 1990 | 56 | #1,523 | 14 | #6,277 |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,816 | 20 | #4,578 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,067 | 17 | #4,945 |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,815 | 19 | #4,374 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,131 | 24 | #3,594 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,388 | 17 | #4,538 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,205 | 19 | #4,064 |
| 1983 | 30 | #1,845 | 24 | #3,377 |
| 1982 | 41 | #1,528 | 22 | #3,704 |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,119 | 14 | #5,082 |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,142 | 18 | #4,219 |
| 1979 | 34 | #1,690 | 32 | #2,759 |
| 1978 | 28 | #1,850 | 24 | #3,233 |
| 1977 | 29 | #1,808 | 46 | #2,074 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,292 | 36 | #2,315 |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,401 | 52 | #1,791 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,703 | 34 | #2,321 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,125 | 47 | #1,812 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,596 | 34 | #2,248 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,632 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,497 | 75 | #1,396 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,321 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,114 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,216 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,026 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,722 | 130 | #876 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 153 | #842 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 160 | #824 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 160 | #830 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,517 | 188 | #759 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 184 | #754 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,733 | 164 | #798 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,732 | 206 | #687 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,917 | 218 | #666 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 244 | #612 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,344 | 207 | #649 |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,067 | 202 | #650 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,618 | 172 | #690 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 208 | #602 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 188 | #636 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 221 | #559 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 203 | #582 |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,386 | 264 | #503 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,557 | 236 | #552 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 240 | #508 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 180 | #545 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 187 | #532 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 203 | #528 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 187 | #542 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,319 | 128 | #627 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,764 | 105 | #677 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 69 | #843 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,574 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,660 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,449 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,922 | 6 | #3,989 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,542 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Karon reached #1,175 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #503 in 1948. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Karon
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.