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Karan and Karen side by side: Karan peaked in 1956 and Karen in 1957; in 2025 they were given to 12 and 175 babies.

Karan and Karen, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Karan and Karen births by year10k20k30k40k50k18801900192019401960198020002025KarenKaran
Karan and Karen births by year10k20k30k40k50k18801900192019401960198020002025KarenKaran
Karan and Karen births by year10k20k30k40k50k1880190519301955198020052025KarenKaran
Karan and Karen births by year10k20k30k40k50k1880193019802025KarenKaran

Girls and boys together; Karan solid, Karen dashed.

Karan and Karen compared
KaranKaren
Births 202512175
Rank 2025not ranked#1,281 among girls’ names
Recorded since 18804,962990,774
Peak year19561957
Girls70%99.7%
Alive, estimated4,150793,000
Median age6065

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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