for girls in 2025
Data through 2025
Karen name popularity in the United States
Karen ranked #1279 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 175 girls named Karen.
SSA
40,591 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Karen for boys and girls
Girls
175100.0% in 2025 · data from 1881 to 2025
Boys
5Share unavailable · data from 1935 to 2023
Karen in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | girls | 175 | #1279 |
| 2024 | girls | 186 | #1250 |
| 2023 | boys | 5 | #12239 |
| 2023 | girls | 226 | #1089 |
| 2022 | girls | 199 | #1216 |
| 2021 | girls | 229 | #1088 |
| 2020 | boys | 6 | #10605 |
| 2020 | girls | 332 | #821 |
| 2019 | boys | 6 | #10803 |
| 2019 | girls | 440 | #662 |
| 2018 | girls | 470 | #636 |
| 2017 | boys | 7 | #9696 |
Show full history (222 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | girls | 175 | #1279 |
| 2024 | girls | 186 | #1250 |
| 2023 | boys | 5 | #12239 |
| 2023 | girls | 226 | #1089 |
| 2022 | girls | 199 | #1216 |
| 2021 | girls | 229 | #1088 |
| 2020 | boys | 6 | #10605 |
| 2020 | girls | 332 | #821 |
| 2019 | boys | 6 | #10803 |
| 2019 | girls | 440 | #662 |
| 2018 | girls | 470 | #636 |
| 2017 | boys | 7 | #9696 |
| 2017 | girls | 554 | #556 |
| 2016 | girls | 617 | #508 |
| 2015 | boys | 5 | #12086 |
| 2015 | girls | 627 | #505 |
| 2014 | girls | 633 | #494 |
| 2013 | girls | 730 | #416 |
| 2012 | boys | 5 | #12274 |
| 2012 | girls | 897 | #354 |
| 2011 | boys | 7 | #9600 |
| 2011 | girls | 1,104 | #287 |
| 2010 | boys | 8 | #8803 |
| 2010 | girls | 1,288 | #248 |
| 2009 | girls | 1,433 | #231 |
| 2008 | boys | 5 | #12553 |
| 2008 | girls | 1,816 | #187 |
| 2007 | boys | 12 | #6622 |
| 2007 | girls | 2,172 | #165 |
| 2006 | boys | 11 | #6904 |
| 2006 | girls | 2,031 | #173 |
| 2005 | boys | 9 | #7640 |
| 2005 | girls | 2,065 | #164 |
| 2004 | boys | 12 | #6138 |
| 2004 | girls | 2,168 | #155 |
| 2003 | boys | 10 | #6715 |
| 2003 | girls | 2,331 | #141 |
| 2002 | boys | 6 | #9392 |
| 2002 | girls | 2,225 | #150 |
| 2001 | boys | 18 | #4302 |
| 2001 | girls | 2,194 | #148 |
| 2000 | boys | 20 | #3922 |
| 2000 | girls | 2,174 | #153 |
| 1999 | boys | 14 | #4762 |
| 1999 | girls | 2,172 | #149 |
| 1998 | boys | 6 | #8479 |
| 1998 | girls | 2,073 | #152 |
| 1997 | boys | 9 | #6100 |
| 1997 | girls | 2,226 | #142 |
| 1996 | boys | 16 | #4022 |
| 1996 | girls | 2,401 | #133 |
| 1995 | boys | 19 | #3432 |
| 1995 | girls | 2,269 | #142 |
| 1994 | boys | 17 | #3751 |
| 1994 | girls | 2,487 | #128 |
| 1993 | boys | 33 | #2295 |
| 1993 | girls | 2,806 | #116 |
| 1992 | boys | 25 | #2747 |
| 1992 | girls | 2,765 | #121 |
| 1991 | boys | 21 | #2989 |
| 1991 | girls | 2,601 | #122 |
| 1990 | boys | 18 | #3309 |
| 1990 | girls | 2,716 | #120 |
| 1989 | boys | 37 | #1953 |
| 1989 | girls | 2,758 | #110 |
| 1988 | boys | 20 | #2765 |
| 1988 | girls | 2,567 | #111 |
| 1987 | boys | 35 | #1829 |
| 1987 | girls | 2,580 | #107 |
| 1986 | boys | 23 | #2360 |
| 1986 | girls | 2,801 | #100 |
| 1985 | boys | 26 | #2116 |
| 1985 | girls | 3,138 | #87 |
| 1984 | boys | 28 | #1933 |
| 1984 | girls | 3,536 | #82 |
| 1983 | boys | 22 | #2272 |
| 1983 | girls | 3,787 | #77 |
| 1982 | boys | 31 | #1815 |
| 1982 | girls | 4,153 | #68 |
| 1981 | boys | 23 | #2204 |
| 1981 | girls | 4,539 | #64 |
| 1980 | boys | 27 | #2003 |
| 1980 | girls | 5,055 | #54 |
| 1979 | boys | 32 | #1753 |
| 1979 | girls | 5,599 | #46 |
| 1978 | boys | 22 | #2134 |
| 1978 | girls | 6,371 | #39 |
| 1977 | boys | 27 | #1858 |
| 1977 | girls | 7,441 | #32 |
| 1976 | boys | 36 | #1502 |
| 1976 | girls | 7,505 | #31 |
| 1975 | boys | 29 | #1704 |
| 1975 | girls | 8,168 | #27 |
| 1974 | boys | 36 | #1439 |
| 1974 | girls | 8,643 | #26 |
| 1973 | boys | 40 | #1312 |
| 1973 | girls | 9,352 | #23 |
| 1972 | boys | 49 | #1163 |
| 1972 | girls | 11,181 | #21 |
| 1971 | boys | 57 | #1081 |
| 1971 | girls | 14,214 | #15 |
| 1970 | boys | 48 | #1192 |
| 1970 | girls | 16,699 | #12 |
| 1969 | boys | 74 | #885 |
| 1969 | girls | 17,633 | #13 |
| 1968 | boys | 49 | #1057 |
| 1968 | girls | 19,560 | #9 |
| 1967 | boys | 54 | #986 |
| 1967 | girls | 21,537 | #6 |
| 1966 | boys | 64 | #901 |
| 1966 | girls | 25,450 | #5 |
| 1965 | boys | 81 | #820 |
| 1965 | girls | 32,869 | #3 |
| 1964 | boys | 91 | #788 |
| 1964 | girls | 30,243 | #4 |
| 1963 | boys | 83 | #829 |
| 1963 | girls | 32,492 | #4 |
| 1962 | boys | 75 | #879 |
| 1962 | girls | 35,184 | #4 |
| 1961 | boys | 79 | #859 |
| 1961 | girls | 34,707 | #5 |
| 1960 | boys | 72 | #892 |
| 1960 | girls | 36,378 | #4 |
| 1959 | boys | 80 | #843 |
| 1959 | girls | 36,784 | #4 |
| 1958 | boys | 66 | #936 |
| 1958 | girls | 38,487 | #4 |
| 1957 | boys | 77 | #853 |
| 1957 | girls | 40,591 | #5 |
| 1956 | boys | 72 | #880 |
| 1956 | girls | 40,052 | #7 |
| 1955 | boys | 50 | #1066 |
| 1955 | girls | 33,217 | #8 |
| 1954 | boys | 54 | #1020 |
| 1954 | girls | 32,456 | #8 |
| 1953 | boys | 58 | #939 |
| 1953 | girls | 29,858 | #9 |
| 1952 | boys | 36 | #1227 |
| 1952 | girls | 28,956 | #8 |
| 1951 | boys | 34 | #1261 |
| 1951 | girls | 27,998 | #8 |
| 1950 | boys | 36 | #1203 |
| 1950 | girls | 24,132 | #12 |
| 1949 | boys | 41 | #1097 |
| 1949 | girls | 22,468 | #11 |
| 1948 | boys | 36 | #1194 |
| 1948 | girls | 21,996 | #12 |
| 1947 | boys | 37 | #1190 |
| 1947 | girls | 21,648 | #13 |
| 1946 | boys | 39 | #1111 |
| 1946 | girls | 19,647 | #15 |
| 1945 | boys | 52 | #864 |
| 1945 | girls | 15,680 | #16 |
| 1944 | boys | 49 | #906 |
| 1944 | girls | 15,944 | #16 |
| 1943 | boys | 54 | #908 |
| 1943 | girls | 16,816 | #15 |
| 1942 | boys | 65 | #795 |
| 1942 | girls | 15,387 | #16 |
| 1941 | boys | 44 | #960 |
| 1941 | girls | 10,831 | #19 |
| 1940 | boys | 37 | #1067 |
| 1940 | girls | 7,283 | #34 |
| 1939 | boys | 17 | #1636 |
| 1939 | girls | 5,541 | #39 |
| 1938 | boys | 21 | #1476 |
| 1938 | girls | 4,508 | #50 |
| 1937 | boys | 9 | #2479 |
| 1937 | girls | 2,232 | #113 |
| 1936 | boys | 13 | #1964 |
| 1936 | girls | 1,718 | #132 |
| 1935 | boys | 8 | #2719 |
| 1935 | girls | 1,097 | #172 |
| 1934 | girls | 588 | #258 |
| 1933 | girls | 453 | #283 |
| 1932 | girls | 303 | #367 |
| 1931 | girls | 152 | #535 |
| 1930 | girls | 100 | #689 |
| 1929 | girls | 78 | #798 |
| 1928 | girls | 78 | #816 |
| 1927 | girls | 57 | #1010 |
| 1926 | girls | 62 | #952 |
| 1925 | girls | 49 | #1089 |
| 1924 | girls | 58 | #999 |
| 1923 | girls | 48 | #1101 |
| 1922 | girls | 50 | #1078 |
| 1921 | girls | 42 | #1184 |
| 1920 | girls | 42 | #1171 |
| 1919 | girls | 27 | #1527 |
| 1918 | girls | 56 | #960 |
| 1917 | girls | 47 | #1026 |
| 1916 | girls | 42 | #1087 |
| 1915 | girls | 36 | #1140 |
| 1914 | girls | 34 | #1023 |
| 1913 | girls | 12 | #1766 |
| 1912 | girls | 28 | #960 |
| 1911 | girls | 11 | #1450 |
| 1910 | girls | 11 | #1421 |
| 1909 | girls | 12 | #1219 |
| 1908 | girls | 13 | #1135 |
| 1907 | girls | 14 | #1037 |
| 1906 | girls | 16 | #917 |
| 1905 | girls | 11 | #1162 |
| 1904 | girls | 11 | #1092 |
| 1903 | girls | 8 | #1318 |
| 1901 | girls | 5 | #1679 |
| 1900 | girls | 8 | #1431 |
| 1899 | girls | 9 | #1099 |
| 1898 | girls | 8 | #1263 |
| 1897 | girls | 5 | #1555 |
| 1896 | girls | 9 | #1122 |
| 1894 | girls | 11 | #950 |
| 1893 | girls | 7 | #1175 |
| 1892 | girls | 10 | #958 |
| 1891 | girls | 6 | #1213 |
| 1890 | girls | 14 | #727 |
| 1889 | girls | 10 | #839 |
| 1888 | girls | 5 | #1276 |
| 1887 | girls | 9 | #788 |
| 1886 | girls | 9 | #778 |
| 1885 | girls | 10 | #695 |
| 1881 | girls | 6 | #740 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.