Karima vs Karen

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

Name A

Karima

Girl name · Rank #9664

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karima Karen
Current Rank #9664 #1260
Total Births (all years) 1,460 987,811
Peak Year 1979 1957
Peak Year Births 63 40,590
Peak Decade 1970ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1967 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karima Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss — 304
1920ss — 564
1930ss — 16,692
1940ss — 167,699
1950ss — 332,533
1960ss 13 286,054
1970ss 389 95,173
1980ss 293 34,917
1990ss 324 24,515
2000ss 217 20,608
2010ss 157 7,357
2020ss 67 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karima Karen
2014 19 633
2015 11 627
2016 15 617
2017 16 554
2018 13 470
2019 14 439
2020 18 331
2021 14 229
2022 12 199
2023 13 226
2024 10 184

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, 1967–2024.

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