Girls' name · since 1957
Karenn
Karenn has 20 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #46,038 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1957
- 1950s
- peak decade
Karenn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 20 have been recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karenn has been recorded 20 times among girls since 1957, 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 1957 to 2000.
- #46,038 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1957
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karenn ranks #46,038 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1957, peaking in the 1950s.
- #46,038 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1957
- 1950s
- peak decade
Karenn's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karenn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karenn splits its recorded history at 1999: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births).
Karenn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2000
- Peak year (1957)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Karenn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (5 births, 25% of the file).
1950s was Karenn's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Karenn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 5 births (25% of all-time use).
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- Karenn's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- 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 Karenn: 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 (~43 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, 1957–2000 (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 Karenn 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.