Karalee vs Karen

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

Name A

Karalee

Girl name

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karalee Karen
Current Rank Unranked #1260
Total Births (all years) 1,219 987,811
Peak Year 1979 1957
Peak Year Births 35 40,590
Peak Decade 1970ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1941 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karalee Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss — 304
1920ss — 564
1930ss — 16,692
1940ss 105 167,699
1950ss 64 332,533
1960ss 166 286,054
1970ss 240 95,173
1980ss 233 34,917
1990ss 166 24,515
2000ss 117 20,608
2010ss 112 7,357
2020ss 16 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karalee Karen
2014 11 633
2015 8 627
2016 12 617
2017 7 554
2018 15 470
2019 13 439
2020 5 331
2021 6 229
2022 — 199
2023 5 226
2024 — 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, 1941–2023.

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