Boys' name · since 2016
Karcen
Karcen has 33 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,174 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 33
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
33 boys have been named Karcen since 2016, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Karcen recorded 33 times among boys since 2016, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2022.
- #25,174 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 33 born since 2016
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karcen ranks #25,174 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 2016, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,174 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 33
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karcen's 33 recorded births place it above 44.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karcen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karcen's full recorded timeline at 2019, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karcen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2022
- Peak year (2019)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Karcen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (21 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Karcen's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Karcen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 21 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Karcen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Karcen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~6 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, 2016–2022 (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 Karcen 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.