Karlei vs Karen

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

Name A

Karlei

Girl name

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karlei Karen
Current Rank Unranked #1260
Total Births (all years) 302 987,811
Peak Year 2015 1957
Peak Year Births 24 40,590
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1991 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karlei Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss — 304
1920ss — 564
1930ss — 16,692
1940ss — 167,699
1950ss — 332,533
1960ss — 286,054
1970ss — 95,173
1980ss — 34,917
1990ss 5 24,515
2000ss 82 20,608
2010ss 154 7,357
2020ss 61 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karlei Karen
2014 18 633
2015 24 627
2016 14 617
2017 11 554
2018 16 470
2019 20 439
2020 19 331
2021 8 229
2022 18 199
2023 16 226
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, 1991–2023.

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