Karlen vs Karen

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

Name A

Karlen

Girl name

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karlen Karen
Current Rank Unranked #1260
Total Births (all years) 147 987,811
Peak Year 1992 1957
Peak Year Births 10 40,590
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1940 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karlen Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss — 304
1920ss — 564
1930ss — 16,692
1940ss 17 167,699
1950ss 32 332,533
1960ss 20 286,054
1970ss 12 95,173
1980ss 15 34,917
1990ss 23 24,515
2000ss 23 20,608
2010ss 5 7,357
2020ss — 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karlen 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, 1940–2015.

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