Karo
Karo is an Armenian given name, a shortened version of the Armenian given name Karapet / Garabed. The Western Armenian variant of Karo is Garo.
Meaning & Origin of Karo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karo is an Armenian given name, a shortened version of the Armenian given name Karapet / Garabed. The Western Armenian variant of Karo is Garo.
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The Story of Karo
Karo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 9 Karos were born — ranking #8,324 that year. As of 2026, Karo ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 106 Karos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Karo
Karo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 106 births in the dataset. Karo's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #8,324. Use the chart and map above to compare Karo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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