Given name
Kariann
“one who is pure; virginal”
Kariann is a variant of Karen. In Greek use, Karen carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kariann is a variant of Karen. In Greek use, Karen carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kariann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 789
- 0 boys · 789 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 816 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kariann’s family of names
Kariann has a related form in Karen.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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