Karma vs Karen

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

Name A

Karma

Girl name · Rank #1464

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karma Karen
Current Rank #1464 #1260
Total Births (all years) 7,470 987,811
Peak Year 2009 1957
Peak Year Births 375 40,590
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karma Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss 23 304
1920ss 113 564
1930ss 185 16,692
1940ss 232 167,699
1950ss 344 332,533
1960ss 336 286,054
1970ss 578 95,173
1980ss 220 34,917
1990ss 186 24,515
2000ss 1,984 20,608
2010ss 2,375 7,357
2020ss 894 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karma Karen
2014 254 633
2015 214 627
2016 204 617
2017 209 554
2018 191 470
2019 194 439
2020 196 331
2021 174 229
2022 176 199
2023 199 226
2024 149 184

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, 1915–2024.

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