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In the United States 0 20 40 60 80 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 2008 per million babies of that sex 2,144 babies given this name since 1987 At its height in 2008, about 1 in 16,600 girls 71 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Karen Girl A Danish short form of Katherine, from Greek Aikaterinē, whose origin is unknown. Modern · peak 1956 Gary Boy Of uncertain origin; possibly from a surname with the Germanic element gar 'spear'. Its use as a first name grew… Modern · peak 1951 Carol Girl An English short form of Caroline (feminine of Carolus, Charles), later associated with the word carol 'joyful song'. Modern · peak 1945 Gregory Boy Greek grēgorios, 'watchful, vigilant'. Early Medieval · peak 1962 Carolyn Girl A variant of Caroline, the French feminine diminutive of Carolus (Charles), from Germanic karl 'free man'. Modern · peak 1942 Grace Girl From Latin gratia 'favour, grace'. Middle Ages · peak 1890 Crystal Girl From the English word crystal, from Greek krystallos 'ice'. (In Scotland Chrystal was separately a medieval pet form… Victorian · peak 1982 Craig Boy From a Scottish surname derived from Gaelic creag 'rock, crag'. Modern · peak 1970 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.