Recorded 1942–1961 Girls' name Peak 1947 32 births

Karenlee — girls' name

32 babies named Karenlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s271960s5
1940s
Peak decade

84% of everyone ever named Karenlee was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

9 babies were named Karenlee in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karenlee

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Karenlee between 1942 and 1961, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karenlee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karenlee performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Karenlee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karenlee 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 32 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.

Karenlee at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

32

Since 1942

20 years of records

Peak year

1947

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1942

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1961

Karenlee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1942

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1947)
9
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
45678910 19611947194619441942 6

Karenlee by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
27 births that decade — 84% of Karenlee's all-time total
1940s271960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karenlee?
32 babies have been named Karenlee since 1942. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1947 with 9 births.
When was Karenlee most popular?
Karenlee was most popular in the 1940s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Karenlee been used?
Karenlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 20 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Karenlee?
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.

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, 1942–1961 (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.