Karen
4 countries#1279 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Karen was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
990,774 births recorded 1881–2025 · currently #1279 · peaked in 1957 with 40,668 births
Most common in: California, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
13,903 births recorded 1948–2022 · currently #2848 · peaked in 1975 with 938 births
Most common in: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Rhône, Val-de-Marne, Nord
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
9,223 births recorded 1974–2014 · peaked in 1975 with 826 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
87 births recorded 1997–2010 · peaked in 1997 with 16 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Karen’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #173 | — |
| 2007 | #165 | ↑8 |
| 2008 | #187 | ↓22 |
| 2009 | #231 | ↓44 |
| 2010 | #248 | ↓17 |
| 2011 | #287 | ↓39 |
| 2012 | #354 | ↓67 |
| 2013 | #416 | ↓62 |
| 2014 | #494 | ↓78 |
| 2015 | #505 | ↓11 |
| 2016 | #508 | ↓3 |
| 2017 | #556 | ↓48 |
| 2018 | #636 | ↓80 |
| 2019 | #662 | ↓26 |
| 2020 | #821 | ↓159 |
| 2021 | #1088 | ↓267 |
| 2022 | #1216 | ↓128 |
| 2023 | #1089 | ↑127 |
| 2024 | #1250 | ↓161 |
| 2025 | #1279 | ↓29 |
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