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Karen is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 990,595 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 987,811 as girls and 2,784 as boys. Karen gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1957 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	184
2023	231
2022	199
2021	229
2020	337
2019	445
2018	470
2017	561
2016	617
2015	632
2014	633
2013	730
2012	901
2011	1,111
2010	1,295
2009	1,433
2008	1,821
2007	2,184
2006	2,041
2005	2,074
2004	2,180
2003	2,341
2002	2,230
2001	2,213
2000	2,194
1999	2,186
1998	2,079
1997	2,234
1996	2,417
1995	2,288
1994	2,504
1993	2,840
1992	2,791
1991	2,621
1990	2,733
1989	2,796
1988	2,587
1987	2,615
1986	2,824
1985	3,164
1984	3,565
1983	3,810
1982	4,184
1981	4,562
1980	5,082
1979	5,631
1978	6,393
1977	7,468
1976	7,541
1975	8,197
1974	8,680
1973	9,392
1972	11,229
1971	14,270
1970	16,748
1969	17,709
1968	19,610
1967	21,594
1966	25,513
1965	32,951
1964	30,338
1963	32,570
1962	35,263
1961	34,776
1960	36,452
1959	36,863
1958	38,554
1957	40,667
1956	40,124
1955	33,269
1954	32,509
1953	29,916
1952	28,993
1951	28,032
1950	24,168
1949	22,509
1948	22,032
1947	21,685
1946	19,686
1945	15,732
1944	15,993
1943	16,870
1942	15,451
1941	10,875
1940	7,320
1939	5,558
1938	4,529
1937	2,241
1936	1,731
1935	1,105
1934	588
1933	453
1932	303
1931	152
1930	100
1929	78
1928	78
1927	57
1926	62
1925	49
1924	58
1923	48
1922	50
1921	42
1920	42
1919	27
1918	56
1917	47
1916	42
1915	36
1914	34
1913	12
1912	28
1911	11
1910	11
1909	12
1908	13
1907	14
1906	16
1905	11
1904	11
1903	8
1901	5
1900	8
1899	9
1898	8
1897	5
1896	9
1894	11
1893	7
1892	10
1891	6
1890	14
1889	10
1888	5
1887	9
1886	9
1885	10
1881	6