Karey vs Karen

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

Name A

Karey

Girl name

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karey Karen
Current Rank Unranked #1260
Total Births (all years) 2,187 987,811
Peak Year 1975 1957
Peak Year Births 119 40,590
Peak Decade 1970ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1941 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karey Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss — 304
1920ss — 564
1930ss — 16,692
1940ss 34 167,699
1950ss 195 332,533
1960ss 454 286,054
1970ss 902 95,173
1980ss 379 34,917
1990ss 176 24,515
2000ss 42 20,608
2010ss 5 7,357
2020ss — 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karey Karen
2014 — 633
2015 5 627
2016 — 617
2017 — 554
2018 — 470
2019 — 439
2020 — 331
2021 — 229
2022 — 199
2023 — 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, 1941–2015.

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