Kareen vs Kara

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

Name A

Kareen

Girl name

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Name B

Kara

Girl name · Rank #987

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Metric Kareen Kara
Current Rank Unranked #987
Total Births (all years) 1,306 101,514
Peak Year 1977 1991
Peak Year Births 41 3,280
Peak Decade 1970ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1921 1896

Births by Decade

Decade Kareen Kara
1890ss — 5
1910ss — 7
1920ss 5 —
1930ss 78 81
1940ss 175 221
1950ss 152 743
1960ss 192 7,040
1970ss 237 19,760
1980ss 180 27,507
1990ss 136 23,513
2000ss 108 13,490
2010ss 38 7,485
2020ss 5 1,662

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kareen Kara
2014 — 730
2015 — 624
2016 7 626
2017 6 609
2018 5 621
2019 — 530
2020 5 426
2021 — 373
2022 — 319
2023 — 283
2024 — 261

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, 1921–2020.

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