Recorded 1939–1994 Girls' name Peak 1970 385 births

Carren — girls' name

385 babies named Carren in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s791950s911960s1101970s721980s171990s11
1960s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Carren was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

17 babies were named Carren in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carren

The Social Security Administration has registered 385 babies named Carren between 1939 and 1994, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carren currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carren performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Carren shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carren in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 385 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Carren at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

385

Since 1939

56 years of records

Peak year

1970

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1939

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1994

Carren popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1939

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1970)
17
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
05101520 19941977197019641958195219461939 5

Carren by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
110 births that decade — 29% of Carren's all-time total
1930s51940s791950s911960s1101970s721980s171990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carren?
385 babies have been named Carren since 1939. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1970 with 17 births.
When was Carren most popular?
Carren was most popular in the 1960s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Carren been used?
Carren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 56 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Carren?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1939–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.