Karen
Karen
American Names · female
Etymology
- Origin
- Greek
- Meaning
- pure (Danish/Scandinavian form of Katherine)
- Root
- Aikaterine
Popularity Trends
Peak Year
1956
#16
Latest Rank
#388
2008
Total Births
54,227
Years in Data
1881–2008
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| Year | Rank | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | #1426 | 6 |
| 1885 | #1350 | 6 |
| 1886 | #1571 | 5 |
| 1887 | #1602 | 5 |
| 1889 | #1610 | 5 |
| 1890 | #1389 | 7 |
| 1892 | #1781 | 4 |
| 1894 | #1808 | 4 |
| 1906 | #1759 | 5 |
| 1912 | #1821 | 4 |
| 1918 | #1870 | 4 |
| 1924 | #1829 | 4 |
| 1926 | #1604 | 5 |
| 1928 | #1535 | 6 |
| 1929 | #1417 | 6 |
| 1930 | #1259 | 8 |
| 1931 | #986 | 13 |
| 1932 | #675 | 27 |
| 1933 | #527 | 43 |
| 1934 | #468 | 54 |
| 1935 | #316 | 101 |
| 1936 | #247 | 159 |
| 1937 | #208 | 202 |
| 1938 | #96 | 395 |
| 1939 | #79 | 488 |
| 1940 | #63 | 616 |
| 1941 | #38 | 873 |
| 1942 | #35 | 1,110 |
| 1943 | #34 | 1,175 |
| 1944 | #35 | 1,170 |
| 1945 | #32 | 1,168 |
| 1946 | #33 | 1,218 |
| 1947 | #31 | 1,191 |
| 1948 | #27 | 1,261 |
| 1949 | #26 | 1,280 |
| 1950 | #26 | 1,372 |
| 1951 | #20 | 1,516 |
| 1952 | #19 | 1,522 |
| 1953 | #20 | 1,549 |
| 1954 | #20 | 1,630 |
| 1955 | #19 | 1,656 |
| 1956 | #16 | 1,948 |
| 1957 | #14 | 1,938 |
| 1958 | #13 | 1,865 |
| 1959 | #13 | 1,772 |
| 1960 | #13 | 1,752 |
| 1961 | #14 | 1,674 |
| 1962 | #12 | 1,739 |
| 1963 | #13 | 1,638 |
| 1964 | #13 | 1,549 |
| 1965 | #11 | 1,804 |
| 1966 | #20 | 1,453 |
| 1967 | #24 | 1,258 |
| 1968 | #31 | 1,144 |
| 1969 | #36 | 1,004 |
| 1970 | #37 | 912 |
| 1971 | #43 | 811 |
| 1972 | #51 | 694 |
| 1973 | #55 | 602 |
| 1974 | #61 | 552 |
| 1975 | #67 | 523 |
| 1976 | #71 | 477 |
| 1977 | #74 | 452 |
| 1978 | #85 | 387 |
| 1979 | #100 | 325 |
| 1980 | #117 | 284 |
| 1981 | #131 | 253 |
| 1982 | #140 | 228 |
| 1983 | #153 | 211 |
| 1984 | #165 | 196 |
| 1985 | #181 | 169 |
| 1986 | #202 | 151 |
| 1987 | #218 | 137 |
| 1988 | #227 | 133 |
| 1989 | #222 | 138 |
| 1990 | #238 | 132 |
| 1991 | #246 | 127 |
| 1992 | #242 | 137 |
| 1993 | #236 | 142 |
| 1994 | #265 | 127 |
| 1995 | #291 | 118 |
| 1996 | #275 | 125 |
| 1997 | #289 | 116 |
| 1998 | #315 | 106 |
| 1999 | #315 | 111 |
| 2000 | #327 | 108 |
| 2001 | #318 | 110 |
| 2002 | #318 | 112 |
| 2003 | #305 | 116 |
| 2004 | #330 | 107 |
| 2005 | #350 | 101 |
| 2006 | #359 | 97 |
| 2007 | #349 | 102 |
| 2008 | #388 | 87 |