Given name & surname
Karon
“one who is pure; virginal”
Karon is a variant of Karen. In Greek use, Karen carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Karon 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 1933. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,406
- 3,198 boys · 6,208 girls
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 275 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,796 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,796 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 44.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 118 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,463 as a first name in 2020; 329 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Karon’s family of names
Karon has a related form in Karen. In Greek usage, Karon as a surname is a transliteration of Κάρον. In Greek usage, Karon is a transliteration of Καρόν.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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