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United States name statistics

Karen in United States

Estimated bearers

690,254

Country rank

#48

Per 100k

208

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.3%Female 99.7%

Karen popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Karen, 1881 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1881: 6
  2. 1885: 10
  3. 1886: 9
  4. 1887: 9
  5. 1888: 5
  6. 1889: 10
  7. 1890: 14
  8. 1891: 6
  9. 1892: 10
  10. 1893: 7
  11. 1894: 11
  12. 1896: 9
  13. 1897: 5
  14. 1898: 8
  15. 1899: 9
  16. 1900: 8
  17. 1901: 5
  18. 1903: 8
  19. 1904: 11
  20. 1905: 11
  21. 1906: 16
  22. 1907: 14
  23. 1908: 13
  24. 1909: 12
  25. 1910: 11
  26. 1911: 11
  27. 1912: 28
  28. 1913: 12
  29. 1914: 34
  30. 1915: 36
  31. 1916: 42
  32. 1917: 47
  33. 1918: 56
  34. 1919: 27
  35. 1920: 42
  36. 1921: 42
  37. 1922: 50
  38. 1923: 48
  39. 1924: 58
  40. 1925: 49
  41. 1926: 62
  42. 1927: 57
  43. 1928: 78
  44. 1929: 78
  45. 1930: 100
  46. 1931: 152
  47. 1932: 303
  48. 1933: 453
  49. 1934: 588
  50. 1935: 1,105
  51. 1936: 1,731
  52. 1937: 2,241
  53. 1938: 4,529
  54. 1939: 5,558
  55. 1940: 7,320
  56. 1941: 11k
  57. 1942: 15k
  58. 1943: 17k
  59. 1944: 16k
  60. 1945: 16k
  61. 1946: 20k
  62. 1947: 22k
  63. 1948: 22k
  64. 1949: 23k
  65. 1950: 24k
  66. 1951: 28k
  67. 1952: 29k
  68. 1953: 30k
  69. 1954: 33k
  70. 1955: 33k
  71. 1956: 40k
  72. 1957: 41k
  73. 1958: 39k
  74. 1959: 37k
  75. 1960: 36k
  76. 1961: 35k
  77. 1962: 35k
  78. 1963: 33k
  79. 1964: 30k
  80. 1965: 33k
  81. 1966: 26k
  82. 1967: 22k
  83. 1968: 20k
  84. 1969: 18k
  85. 1970: 17k
  86. 1971: 14k
  87. 1972: 11k
  88. 1973: 9,392
  89. 1974: 8,679
  90. 1975: 8,197
  91. 1976: 7,541
  92. 1977: 7,468
  93. 1978: 6,393
  94. 1979: 5,631
  95. 1980: 5,082
  96. 1981: 4,562
  97. 1982: 4,184
  98. 1983: 3,809
  99. 1984: 3,564
  100. 1985: 3,164
  101. 1986: 2,824
  102. 1987: 2,615
  103. 1988: 2,587
  104. 1989: 2,795
  105. 1990: 2,734
  106. 1991: 2,622
  107. 1992: 2,790
  108. 1993: 2,839
  109. 1994: 2,504
  110. 1995: 2,288
  111. 1996: 2,417
  112. 1997: 2,235
  113. 1998: 2,079
  114. 1999: 2,186
  115. 2000: 2,194
  116. 2001: 2,212
  117. 2002: 2,231
  118. 2003: 2,341
  119. 2004: 2,180
  120. 2005: 2,074
  121. 2006: 2,042
  122. 2007: 2,184
  123. 2008: 1,821
  124. 2009: 1,433
  125. 2010: 1,296
  126. 2011: 1,111
  127. 2012: 902
  128. 2013: 730
  129. 2014: 633
  130. 2015: 632
  131. 2016: 617
  132. 2017: 561
  133. 2018: 470
  134. 2019: 446
  135. 2020: 338
  136. 2021: 229
  137. 2022: 199
  138. 2023: 231
  139. 2024: 186
  140. 2025: 175

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Karen in United States?

An estimated 690,254 people in United States are named Karen. That works out to 1 in 481 residents.

Is Karen a common name in United States?

Karen ranks #48 among first names in United States.