Karli vs Karen

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

Name A

Karli

Girl name · Rank #2976

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karli Karen
Current Rank #2976 #1260
Total Births (all years) 10,894 987,811
Peak Year 1994 1957
Peak Year Births 425 40,590
Peak Decade 1990ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1961 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karli Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss — 304
1920ss — 564
1930ss — 16,692
1940ss — 167,699
1950ss — 332,533
1960ss 22 286,054
1970ss 306 95,173
1980ss 1,327 34,917
1990ss 3,666 24,515
2000ss 3,440 20,608
2010ss 1,727 7,357
2020ss 406 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karli Karen
2014 192 633
2015 187 627
2016 148 617
2017 135 554
2018 112 470
2019 97 439
2020 102 331
2021 86 229
2022 85 199
2023 78 226
2024 55 184

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, 1961–2024.

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