How Many People Are Named Karon?
An estimated 7,244 people in the United States have the first name Karon. It is used for both genders, with 66.1% female. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Karon peaked in popularity in 1948 with 275 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Karon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Karon has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
Estimated Living Americans
7,244
About 1 in 47,316 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
66.1% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1948
275 births
Total Registered
9,385
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karon
Karon is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (33.9%) and females (66.1%). Out of 9,385 total births registered, 3,177 were male and 6,208 were female.
Karon as a male name
Ranked #3,548 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (118 births)
Karon as a female name
Ranked #18,962 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1948 (264 births)
Karon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karon span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 2,076 babies were registered. Karon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karon by Decade
How has Karon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Karon by State
Birth registrations for Karon span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Michigan, California. The lowest are in Montana, Connecticut, Massachusetts. On average, about 145 Karons were registered per state.
Karon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karon
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karon?
We estimate approximately 7,244 people named Karon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 47,316 Americans share this first name.
Is Karon a common name?
Karon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,385 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karon most popular?
Karon reached peak popularity in 1948, when 275 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karon is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karon a female name?
Karon is predominantly female. 66.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karon Smith, Karon Johnson, Karon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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