Karre
Karre is a Dutch surname, derived from the Gaulish word carrum meaning 'cart' or 'wagon', most likely left over from Gallia Belgica. It is also a Telugu surname, spelled కర్రె. Found in France as Carron or Carrier, which both have the same meaning. Kärre is a given name and surname. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
Meaning & Origin of Karre
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karre is a Dutch surname, derived from the Gaulish word carrum meaning 'cart' or 'wagon', most likely left over from Gallia Belgica. It is also a Telugu surname, spelled కర్రె. Found in France as Carron or Carrier, which both have the same meaning. Kärre is a given name and surname. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
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The Story of Karre
American parents first put Karre on the record books as a baby girl name in 1972, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 6 Karres were born — ranking #7,291 that year. Karre last appeared in the published SSA data in 1972, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Karre
Karre is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Karre's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #7,291. Use the chart and map above to compare Karre'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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