Karin vs Karen

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

Name A

Karin

Girl name · Rank #7968

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karin Karen
Current Rank #7968 #1260
Total Births (all years) 28,532 987,811
Peak Year 1970 1957
Peak Year Births 1,051 40,590
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1907 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karin Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss 6 98
1910ss 77 304
1920ss 104 564
1930ss 557 16,692
1940ss 2,812 167,699
1950ss 5,769 332,533
1960ss 8,784 286,054
1970ss 6,008 95,173
1980ss 2,419 34,917
1990ss 1,106 24,515
2000ss 536 20,608
2010ss 289 7,357
2020ss 65 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karin Karen
2014 26 633
2015 29 627
2016 26 617
2017 30 554
2018 25 470
2019 17 439
2020 13 331
2021 13 229
2022 15 199
2023 11 226
2024 13 184

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, 1907–2024.

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