Recorded 1994–2016 Girls' name Peak 2002 17 births

Karenza — girls' name

17 babies named Karenza in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s72010s5
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Karenza was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

7 babies were named Karenza in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karenza

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Karenza between 1994 and 2016, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karenza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karenza performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Karenza shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karenza 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 17 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.

Karenza at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

17

Since 1994

23 years of records

Peak year

2002

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1994

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2016

Karenza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1994

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2002)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201620021994 5

Karenza by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
7 births that decade — 41% of Karenza's all-time total
1990s52000s72010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karenza?
17 babies have been named Karenza since 1994. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2002 with 7 births.
When was Karenza most popular?
Karenza was most popular in the 2000s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Karenza been used?
Karenza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 23 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Karenza?
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, 1994–2016 (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.