Karren vs Karen

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

Name A

Karren

Girl name

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1251

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Metric Karren Karen
Current Rank Unranked #1251
Total Births (all years) 2,177 987,989
Peak Year 1943 1957
Peak Year Births 100 40,591
Peak Decade 1940ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1920 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karren Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss — 304
1920ss 5 564
1930ss 46 16,692
1940ss 698 167,700
1950ss 525 332,531
1960ss 532 286,053
1970ss 194 95,173
1980ss 91 34,914
1990ss 53 24,516
2000ss 26 20,609
2010ss 7 7,360
2020ss — 1,347

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karren Karen
2014 — 633
2015 — 627
2016 — 617
2017 — 554
2018 — 470
2019 — 440
2020 — 332
2021 — 229
2022 — 199
2023 — 226
2024 — 186
2025 — 175

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, 1920–2010.

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