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Karen Name Popularity

How popular is the name Karen? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 5 0.0007%
1915 — 6 0.0007%
1916 — 5 0.0005%
1917 — 10 0.001%
1918 — 11 0.001%
1919 — 5 0.0005%
1920 — 5 0.0004%
1921 — 0 0%
1922 — 13 0.0012%
1923 — 0 0%
1924 — 11 0.0009%
1925 — 15 0.0013%
1926 — 24 0.0022%
1927 — 21 0.0019%
1928 — 41 0.0038%
1929 — 39 0.0038%
1930 — 52 0.005%
1931 — 109 0.011%
1932 — 258 0.0261%
1933 — 405 0.0435%
1934 — 547 0.0566%
1935 — 1,073 0.1104%
1936 — 1,679 0.1743%
1937 — 2,209 0.2242%
1938 — 4,487 0.4383%
1939 — 5,537 0.5443%
1940 — 7,282 0.6851%
1941 — 10,830 0.9622%
1942 — 15,385 1.2184%
1943 — 16,816 1.2881%
1944 — 15,943 1.2864%
1945 — 15,679 1.2856%
1946 — 19,645 1.3314%
1947 — 21,645 1.2967%
1948 — 21,996 1.3779%
1949 — 22,467 1.3966%
1950 — 24,139 1.4992%
1951 — 28,001 1.6515%
1952 — 28,958 1.6589%
1953 — 29,853 1.6868%
1954 — 32,455 1.7754%
1955 — 33,215 1.8058%
1956 — 40,042 2.1201%
1957 — 40,585 2.1091%
1958 — 38,464 2.0352%
1959 — 36,773 1.9355%
1960 — 36,376 1.9198%
1961 — 34,696 1.8378%
1962 — 35,185 1.9165%
1963 — 32,486 1.8098%
1964 — 30,245 1.7183%
1965 — 32,874 2.0103%
1966 — 25,446 1.6298%
1967 — 21,540 1.4194%
1968 — 19,558 1.3025%
1969 — 17,638 1.1449%
1970 — 16,701 1.0495%
1971 — 14,211 0.9457%
1972 — 11,180 0.8208%
1973 — 9,356 0.7217%
1974 — 8,651 0.6656%
1975 — 8,165 0.6354%
1976 — 7,503 0.5822%
1977 — 7,444 0.5522%
1978 — 6,374 0.4741%
1979 — 5,601 0.3972%
1980 — 5,054 0.3457%
1981 — 4,536 0.3086%
1982 — 4,153 0.2779%
1983 — 3,789 0.2568%
1984 — 3,536 0.2377%
1985 — 3,139 0.2068%
1986 — 2,798 0.1854%
1987 — 2,575 0.1687%
1988 — 2,556 0.164%
1989 — 2,752 0.1705%
1990 — 2,705 0.1632%
1991 — 2,586 0.1587%
1992 — 2,743 0.1718%
1993 — 2,787 0.1788%
1994 — 2,466 0.1607%
1995 — 2,246 0.149%
1996 — 2,383 0.1592%
1997 — 2,201 0.1488%
1998 — 2,056 0.1374%
1999 — 2,154 0.1438%
2000 — 2,137 0.1399%
2001 — 2,180 0.1447%
2002 — 2,206 0.1472%
2003 — 2,318 0.1524%
2004 — 2,145 0.1407%
2005 — 2,050 0.1341%
2006 — 2,009 0.1283%
2007 — 2,152 0.1364%
2008 — 1,797 0.1163%
2009 — 1,415 0.0947%
2010 — 1,265 0.0878%
2011 — 1,072 0.0752%
2012 — 853 0.0599%
2013 — 705 0.0495%
2014 — 581 0.0399%
2015 — 580 0.0399%
2016 — 579 0.0402%
2017 — 510 0.0365%
2018 — 436 0.0317%
2019 — 377 0.0278%
2020 — 271 0.0213%
2021 — 165 0.0135%
2022 — 156 0.0118%
2023 — 183 0.0141%

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Names Like Karen

If you like Karen, you’ll love these other names like Karen.

What names are variants of Karen?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Karen.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Caren

Beloved; pure

Latin

Carin

Beloved; pure

Latin

Caron

Pure

Greek

Caronn

Danish

Carren

Pure

Greek

Carrin

Pure

Greek

Carron

Pure

Greek

Carryn

Danish

Caryn

Pure

Greek

Carynn

Pure

Greek

Carynne

Maiden

Greek

Karan

Danish

Kari

Free man; pure

Greek

Karin

A variant form of Karen.

Scandinavian

Karna

Danish

Karon

Pure

Greek

Karren

Danish

Karrin

Pure

Greek

Karryn

Danish

Karyn

Pure

Greek

Kerran

Danish

Kerrin

Dark

Irish

Kerron

Danish

Kerrynn

Danish

Keryn

Dark

Irish

Kerynne

Danish

Taran

English

Taren

Danish

Taryn

English

What names sound like Karen?

If you like how Karen sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Karen.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Kareen

Maiden

Scandinavian

Karena

Beloved; pure

Scandinavian

Karene

Maiden

Scandinavian

Koren

Maiden

Greek

What names are similar to Karen?

Find a name that’s like Karen, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Careen

Modern

Carina

Beloved

Latin

Catherine

Pure

Greek

Kalina

Flower

Slavic

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4 Comments

  1. iHeart Radio Freestyle: Interstates has Karen’s Controlled Access of America; in California: Interstate Shields in Emeryville, Interstate 580 – Caryl Horn Route in Oakland and San Leandro, State Highway 180 – Amanda Eicher Route in Fresno, State Highways 14/58 in Kern County, U.S. Highway 395 Shields in Yosemite National Park.

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  2. Opposite of Nancy

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  3. We named our baby girl Karen Nadine. Karen is after my husband’s sister Karen who died from cancer when she was just 30. Her and my husband were very close. And Nadine is my husband’s mother’s middle name.

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    • What a beautiful name!

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