Karena vs Karen

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

Name A

Karena

Girl name · Rank #8479

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karena Karen
Current Rank #8479 #1260
Total Births (all years) 3,493 987,811
Peak Year 1974 1957
Peak Year Births 114 40,590
Peak Decade 1970ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1946 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karena Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss — 304
1920ss — 564
1930ss — 16,692
1940ss 14 167,699
1950ss 48 332,533
1960ss 261 286,054
1970ss 962 95,173
1980ss 651 34,917
1990ss 768 24,515
2000ss 508 20,608
2010ss 228 7,357
2020ss 53 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karena Karen
2014 15 633
2015 21 627
2016 26 617
2017 22 554
2018 19 470
2019 20 439
2020 17 331
2021 10 229
2022 7 199
2023 7 226
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, 1946–2024.

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