Kareena vs Karen

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

Name A

Kareena

Girl name · Rank #8516

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Kareena Karen
Current Rank #8516 #1260
Total Births (all years) 1,484 987,811
Peak Year 2002 1957
Peak Year Births 69 40,590
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1970 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Kareena Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss — 304
1920ss — 564
1930ss — 16,692
1940ss — 167,699
1950ss — 332,533
1960ss — 286,054
1970ss 61 95,173
1980ss 145 34,917
1990ss 246 24,515
2000ss 580 20,608
2010ss 377 7,357
2020ss 75 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kareena Karen
2014 33 633
2015 48 627
2016 25 617
2017 27 554
2018 33 470
2019 30 439
2020 18 331
2021 16 229
2022 15 199
2023 14 226
2024 12 184

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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