Karolina vs Karen

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

Name A

Karolina

Girl name · Rank #1253

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karolina Karen
Current Rank #1253 #1260
Total Births (all years) 4,497 987,811
Peak Year 2007 1957
Peak Year Births 190 40,590
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1917 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karolina Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss 10 304
1920ss 5 564
1930ss — 16,692
1940ss — 167,699
1950ss — 332,533
1960ss 10 286,054
1970ss 38 95,173
1980ss 176 34,917
1990ss 798 24,515
2000ss 1,489 20,608
2010ss 1,242 7,357
2020ss 729 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karolina Karen
2014 134 633
2015 126 627
2016 116 617
2017 124 554
2018 104 470
2019 114 439
2020 128 331
2021 107 229
2022 144 199
2023 165 226
2024 185 184

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, 1917–2024.

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