Karrigan vs Karen

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

Name A

Karrigan

Girl name · Rank #12633

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karrigan Karen
Current Rank #12633 #1260
Total Births (all years) 510 987,811
Peak Year 1996 1957
Peak Year Births 43 40,590
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1995 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karrigan Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss — 304
1920ss — 564
1930ss — 16,692
1940ss — 167,699
1950ss — 332,533
1960ss — 286,054
1970ss — 95,173
1980ss — 34,917
1990ss 124 24,515
2000ss 186 20,608
2010ss 168 7,357
2020ss 32 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karrigan Karen
2014 20 633
2015 14 627
2016 13 617
2017 10 554
2018 11 470
2019 23 439
2020 10 331
2021 6 229
2022 — 199
2023 9 226
2024 7 184

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, 1995–2024.

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