Recorded 1944–1986 Girls' name Peak 1944 145 births

Karenann — girls' name

145 babies named Karenann in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s301950s561960s371970s111980s11
1950s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Karenann was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

12 babies were named Karenann in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karenann

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Karenann between 1944 and 1986, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karenann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karenann performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Karenann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karenann 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 145 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.

Karenann at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

145

Since 1944

43 years of records

Peak year

1944

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1944

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1986

Karenann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1944

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1944)
12
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
468101214 19861975196719611957195219481944 12

Karenann by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
56 births that decade — 39% of Karenann's all-time total
1940s301950s561960s371970s111980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karenann?
145 babies have been named Karenann since 1944. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1944 with 12 births.
When was Karenann most popular?
Karenann was most popular in the 1950s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
How long has the name Karenann been used?
Karenann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 43 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Karenann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1944–1986 (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.