Girls' name · since 1925
Caren
9,560 babies named Caren in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 9,560
- born since 1925
- 1950s
- peak decade
Caren sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 9,560 recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caren has been recorded 9,560 times among girls since 1925, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2019.
- #1,726 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 9,560 born since 1925
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caren ranks #1,726 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 9,560 born since 1925, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 9,560
- born since 1925
- 1950s
- peak decade
Caren's 9,560 recorded births place it above 97.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Caren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caren splits its recorded history at 1977: 22% of all births land in the more recent half, 78% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 387 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2019
- Peak year (1957)
- 387
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Caren by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,682 births, 28% of the file).
1950s was Caren's strongest decade.
2,682 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Caren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 51
1930s
51 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,201 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,682 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,451 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,470 births
- 1980s 699
1980s
699 births
- 1990s 450
1990s
450 births
- 2000s 428
2000s
428 births
- 2010s 123
2010s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,682 births (28% of all-time use).
How Caren compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Caren's total volume
Caren by state
Where Caren concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,365 | 14.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,325 | 13.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 662 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 429 | 4.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 376 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 365 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 363 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 313 | 3.3% |
1,365 of 9,560 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Caren appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caren's data
- Caren's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,682 total births); usage has since declined to 123 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Carens (1,365 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~94 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1925–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caren draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.