Karen

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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

Popularity by State (2024)

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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