Karina vs Karen

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

Name A

Karina

Girl name · Rank #774

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karina Karen
Current Rank #774 #1260
Total Births (all years) 61,097 987,811
Peak Year 1995 1957
Peak Year Births 2,985 40,590
Peak Decade 1990ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1956 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karina Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss — 304
1920ss — 564
1930ss — 16,692
1940ss — 167,699
1950ss 51 332,533
1960ss 686 286,054
1970ss 2,861 95,173
1980ss 8,371 34,917
1990ss 22,612 24,515
2000ss 17,080 20,608
2010ss 7,373 7,357
2020ss 2,063 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karina Karen
2014 738 633
2015 691 627
2016 632 617
2017 564 554
2018 511 470
2019 532 439
2020 477 331
2021 432 229
2022 421 199
2023 370 226
2024 363 184

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, 1956–2024.

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