Girl · #1279 in 2025

Karen

Karen: popularity and trends since 1880

Rank
#1279
Born 2025
175
Peak year
1956

Popularity, 1880–2025

per 100,000 girls born

Karen per 100,000 girls born, by year. Peak: 1956. Gaps are years with fewer than five births, which SSA does not publish. Source: SSA, 1880–2025.

Recent trend

Karen has been falling: its share of girls born has shrunk over the last 10 years. It now stands at under 1% of its 1956 peak.

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Sounds good with

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