Karlie vs Karen

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

Name A

Karlie

Girl name · Rank #1899

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karlie Karen
Current Rank #1899 #1260
Total Births (all years) 11,400 987,811
Peak Year 2004 1957
Peak Year Births 445 40,590
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1966 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karlie Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss — 304
1920ss — 564
1930ss — 16,692
1940ss — 167,699
1950ss — 332,533
1960ss 5 286,054
1970ss 134 95,173
1980ss 724 34,917
1990ss 3,215 24,515
2000ss 3,672 20,608
2010ss 2,921 7,357
2020ss 729 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karlie Karen
2014 308 633
2015 343 627
2016 328 617
2017 276 554
2018 243 470
2019 247 439
2020 191 331
2021 172 229
2022 137 199
2023 124 226
2024 105 184

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, 1966–2024.

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