Unisex name · since 1950
Koren
1,519 babies named Koren in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,654 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,519
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Koren is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,519 have been recorded since 1950.
Koren has 1,519 recorded births among girls since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2015.
- #5,654 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,519 born since 1950
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koren ranks #5,654 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,519 born since 1950, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,654 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,519
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Koren's 1,519 recorded births place it above 92.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Koren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Koren's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 91, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Koren popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2015
- Peak year (1978)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Koren popularity over time - boys
260 total births recorded since 1976 (Koren as boys' name)
Koren by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (540 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Koren's strongest decade.
540 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Koren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 114
1950s
114 births
- 1960s
1960s
257 births
- 1970s
1970s
540 births
- 1980s
1980s
306 births
- 1990s 206
1990s
206 births
- 2000s 86
2000s
86 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 540 births (36% of all-time use).
How Koren 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 Koren's total volume
Koren by state
Where Koren concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 97 | 6.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 63 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 28 | 1.8% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.4% |
97 of 1,519 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Koren appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Koren's data
- Koren's decade-level peak was the 1970s (540 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Korens (97 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Koren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1950–2015 (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 Koren 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.