Kariann
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kar-ee-AN
- Origin
- Modern
Kariann is a girls' name of Modern origin, meaning “pure + grace”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kariann mean?
Modern: Kari plus Ann, a Norwegian-style double name
“pure + grace”
A Norwegian-style double name joining Kari, a pet form of Katarina, with Ann.
Is Kariann a girl's or a boy's name?
Kariann is a girls' name.
How popular is Kariann in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1986, with 31 girls. It first appears in the records in 1965.
Half of all the girls named Kariann in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kariann in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,513 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 25 | #4,053 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 22 | #4,242 |
| 1988 | 30 | #3,220 |
| 1987 | 28 | #3,254 |
| 1986 | 31 | #2,972 |
| 1985 | 20 | #3,982 |
| 1984 | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1983 | 27 | #3,064 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1980 | 22 | #3,609 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 24 | #3,196 |
| 1977 | 27 | #2,908 |
| 1976 | 22 | #3,187 |
| 1975 | 29 | #2,612 |
| 1974 | 21 | #3,212 |
| 1973 | 13 | #4,361 |
| 1972 | 26 | #2,680 |
| 1971 | 23 | #2,955 |
| 1970 | 21 | #3,110 |
| 1969 | 20 | #3,011 |
| 1968 | 17 | #3,168 |
| 1967 | 17 | #3,084 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
Nicknames for Kariann
Names like Kariann
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy, Kaitlyn, Rhiannon, Keeley, Kiara, Kianna, Kiana, Keegan, Kaylynn, Brynn, Brianna, Keely
Names related to Kariann
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kariann: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kariann, updated 20 October 2026.