Karlye vs Karen

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

Name A

Karlye

Girl name

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karlye Karen
Current Rank Unranked #1260
Total Births (all years) 384 987,811
Peak Year 1992 1957
Peak Year Births 25 40,590
Peak Decade 1990ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1973 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karlye Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss — 304
1920ss — 564
1930ss — 16,692
1940ss — 167,699
1950ss — 332,533
1960ss — 286,054
1970ss 5 95,173
1980ss 55 34,917
1990ss 158 24,515
2000ss 142 20,608
2010ss 24 7,357
2020ss — 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karlye Karen
2014 — 633
2015 — 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, 1973–2013.

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