Karena vs Karla

Side-by-side comparison of Karena and Karla — 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

Karla

Girl name · Rank #730

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Metric Karena Karla
Current Rank #8479 #730
Total Births (all years) 3,493 91,241
Peak Year 1974 1964
Peak Year Births 114 2,060
Peak Decade 1970ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1946 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Karena Karla
1910ss — 26
1920ss — 65
1930ss — 536
1940ss 14 3,102
1950ss 48 11,463
1960ss 261 17,716
1970ss 962 11,367
1980ss 651 9,360
1990ss 768 12,870
2000ss 508 16,144
2010ss 228 6,553
2020ss 53 2,039

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karena Karla
2014 15 620
2015 21 616
2016 26 554
2017 22 553
2018 19 476
2019 20 427
2020 17 420
2021 10 411
2022 7 425
2023 7 398
2024 12 385

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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