Karol vs Karen

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

Name A

Karol

Girl name · Rank #3756

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karol Karen
Current Rank #3756 #1260
Total Births (all years) 9,648 987,811
Peak Year 2005 1957
Peak Year Births 316 40,590
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1918 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karol Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss 5 304
1920ss 65 564
1930ss 569 16,692
1940ss 1,951 167,699
1950ss 2,215 332,533
1960ss 1,776 286,054
1970ss 488 95,173
1980ss 239 34,917
1990ss 350 24,515
2000ss 1,009 20,608
2010ss 714 7,357
2020ss 267 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karol Karen
2014 77 633
2015 66 627
2016 43 617
2017 36 554
2018 44 470
2019 72 439
2020 55 331
2021 52 229
2022 59 199
2023 61 226
2024 40 184

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, 1918–2024.

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