Karen Boy

Popularity: — · Trend: → Stable

Famous people named Karen

Karen Blixen was a Danish author known for her book 'Out of Africa'.

Karen Carpenter was an American singer and drummer, famous as part of the duo The Carpenters.

Karen Gillan is a Scottish actress known for her role as Amy Pond in 'Doctor Who'.

Karen O is an American musician and lead singer of the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Fictional characters named Karen

Karen Page is a character in the Marvel Comics universe, known for her role in 'Daredevil'.

Karen Walker is a character from the television show 'Will & Grace', known for her humorous personality.

Sibling Suggestions

U.S. Historical Usage

The name Karen was first seen in the United States in 1935. Karen has ranked as high as #1037 nationally, which occurred in 1964, and has been most popular in California, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois. In the past 5 years the name Karen has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Karen (2000)

Year: 2000 1999 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1985 1984 1982 1978 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1951 1950 1949 1947 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940

State	Births	Share
CA	6	100%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1935	8
1936	13
1937	9
1938	21
1939	17
1940	37
1941	44
1942	65
1943	54
1944	49
1945	52
1946	39
1947	37
1948	36
1949	41
1950	36
1951	34
1952	36
1953	58
1954	53
1955	50
1956	72
1957	77
1958	66
1959	80
1960	72
1961	79
1962	75
1963	83
1964	91
1965	81
1966	64
1967	54
1968	49
1969	74
1970	48
1971	57
1972	49
1973	40
1974	36
1975	29
1976	36
1977	27
1978	22
1979	32
1980	27
1981	23
1982	31
1983	22
1984	28
1985	26
1986	23
1987	35
1988	20
1989	37
1990	18
1991	21
1992	25
1993	33
1994	17
1995	19
1996	16
1997	9
1998	6
1999	14
2000	20
2001	18
2002	6
2003	10
2004	12
2005	9
2006	11
2007	12
2008	5
2010	8
2011	7
2012	5
2015	5
2017	7
2019	6
2020	6
2023	5