Karras
Karras or Karas is a Greek surname. The female form of the surname is Karra or Kara. It may refer, among others, to one of the following people:Alex Karras (1935–2012), Greek-American football player, professional wrestler, and actor George Karras (c.1929–2017), American football coach Ioannis Karras, Greek football personality Johnny Karras (1928–2008), American football player Kostas Karras…
Meaning & Origin of Karras
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karras or Karas is a Greek surname. The female form of the surname is Karra or Kara. It may refer, among others, to one of the following people:Alex Karras (1935–2012), Greek-American football player, professional wrestler, and actor George Karras (c.1929–2017), American football coach Ioannis Karras, Greek football personality Johnny Karras (1928–2008), American football player Kostas Karras…
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The Story of Karras
Karras first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1974: 6 births, good for #4,634 nationwide. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1974 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 6 Karrass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Karras most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Greece39%
- Spain22%
- WS16%
- United States13%
- DZ10%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Karras
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Karras
Karras is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Karras's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #4,634. Use the chart and map above to compare Karras'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.