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How popular is the name Karah?
Births per year, rank history and how many Karahs are alive today.
Karah (female) is a shortened form of the name Katherine. Karah itself was last registered for 5 babies in 2017; most Karahs are registered as Katherine, which ranked 872nd in 2025 with 40 babies.
Most people called Karah are registered as Katherine, and share that name's profile: the Katherine you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old - or else around 29: the name has two living generations. Half of all Katherines born in England and Wales are between 36 and 67, and there are at least 130,000 of them alive today. Only some Katherines go by Karah.
How many babies are named Karah or Katherine each year?
Combined registrations of Katherine, Catherine, Katharine, Kathryn, Karah. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Katherine rank as a registered name?
Where does Karah rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Karah short for Katherine?
Yes - Karah is a shortened form of Katherine. Karahs are usually registered as Katherine at birth.
When was the name Karah most popular?
The full name Katherine peaked in 1964, when around 3,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Karah itself peaked as a registered name in 2005, with 8 babies.
How many people are called Karah?
There's no official count of people who go by Karah, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 130,000 people registered as Katherine born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Karah.
How old is the typical Karah?
Most people called Karah are registered as Katherine. Most living Katherines are between 36 and 67; the most common age is about 62. There is a second cluster around 29.
Is Karah becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.