Girls' name · since 1920
Karren
Karren has 2,177 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1943 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,457 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,177
- born since 1920
- 1940s
- peak decade
2,177 girls have been named Karren since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karren has been recorded 2,177 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2010.
- #4,457 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,177 born since 1920
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karren ranks #4,457 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,177 born since 1920, peaking in the 1940s.
- #4,457 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,177
- born since 1920
- 1940s
- peak decade
Karren's 2,177 recorded births place it above 93.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Karren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karren splits its recorded history at 1968: 20% of all births land in the more recent half, 80% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1943 peak of 100 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2010
- Peak year (1943)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Karren by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (698 births, 32% of the file).
1940s was Karren's strongest decade.
698 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Karren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 46
1930s
46 births
- 1940s
1940s
698 births
- 1950s
1950s
525 births
- 1960s
1960s
532 births
- 1970s 194
1970s
194 births
- 1980s 91
1980s
91 births
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 698 births (32% of all-time use).
How Karren compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Karren's total volume
Karren by state
Where Karren concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 129 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 100 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Utah | | 62 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 45 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 44 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 20 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 20 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 18 | 0.8% |
129 of 2,177 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Karren appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karren's data
- Karren's decade-level peak was the 1940s (698 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Karrens (129 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1920–2010 (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 Karren 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.