Karah vs Karen

Side-by-side comparison of Karah and Karen — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Karah

Girl name · Rank #10432

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karah Karen
Current Rank #10432 #1260
Total Births (all years) 3,274 987,811
Peak Year 2000 1957
Peak Year Births 131 40,590
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1970 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karah Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss — 304
1920ss — 564
1930ss — 16,692
1940ss — 167,699
1950ss — 332,533
1960ss — 286,054
1970ss 174 95,173
1980ss 562 34,917
1990ss 928 24,515
2000ss 1,043 20,608
2010ss 501 7,357
2020ss 66 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karah Karen
2014 58 633
2015 44 627
2016 45 617
2017 37 554
2018 26 470
2019 28 439
2020 21 331
2021 15 229
2022 11 199
2023 10 226
2024 9 184

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1970–2024.

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