Girls' name · since 1939
Keren
5,014 babies named Keren in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,574 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,614 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,014
- born since 1939
- 2010s
- peak decade
5,014 babies have been named Keren since 1939, making it today's #2614 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keren has been recorded 5,014 times among girls since 1939, currently ranked #2614 nationally and more common than 85% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2025.
- #2,574 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,614 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,014 born since 1939
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keren ranks #2,574 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,614 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,014 born since 1939, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,574 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,614 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,014
- born since 1939
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keren's 5,014 recorded births place it above 96.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Keren compares
5,014 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Keren's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keren | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,014 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 189 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keren's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 189, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 189
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Keren by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,301 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Keren's strongest decade.
1,301 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Keren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 54
1940s
54 births
- 1950s 132
1950s
132 births
- 1960s 196
1960s
196 births
- 1970s 355
1970s
355 births
- 1980s 470
1980s
470 births
- 1990s
1990s
685 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,154 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,301 births
- 2020s
2020s
662 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,301 births (26% of all-time use).
How Keren 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 Keren's total volume
Keren by state
Where Keren concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 745 | 14.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 655 | 13.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 513 | 10.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 335 | 6.7% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 116 | 2.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 116 | 2.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 94 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 74 | 1.5% |
745 of 5,014 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Keren appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keren's data
- Keren's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,301 total births) through the 2020s (662) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kerens (745 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Keren
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~86 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, 1939–2025 (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 Keren 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.