Karen Girl

Popularity: #766 · Trend: ↘ Falling

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 roles in 'Doctor Who' and 'Guardians of the Galaxy.'.

Karen O is an American musician and lead vocalist 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 wealthy and flamboyant personality.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Karen was first seen in the United States in 1881. Karen has ranked as high as #14 nationally which occurred in 1957 and has been most popular in California, Pennsylvania, Texas, Florida, and New Jersey. In the past 5 years the name Karen has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Karen (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1922 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1914

State	Births	Share
CA	25	19%
PA	13	10%
TX	12	9%
FL	11	8%
NJ	10	8%
OH	9	7%
TN	9	7%
MD	8	6%
WI	8	6%
NY	7	5%
GA	6	5%
NC	5	4%
KY	5	4%
MA	5	4%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1881	6
1885	10
1886	9
1887	9
1888	5
1889	10
1890	14
1891	6
1892	10
1893	7
1894	11
1896	9
1897	5
1898	8
1899	9
1900	8
1901	5
1903	8
1904	11
1905	11
1906	16
1907	14
1908	13
1909	12
1910	11
1911	11
1912	28
1913	12
1914	34
1915	36
1916	42
1917	47
1918	56
1919	27
1920	42
1921	42
1922	50
1923	48
1924	58
1925	49
1926	62
1927	57
1928	78
1929	78
1930	100
1931	152
1932	303
1933	453
1934	588
1935	1,097
1936	1,718
1937	2,232
1938	4,508
1939	5,541
1940	7,283
1941	10,831
1942	15,386
1943	16,816
1944	15,944
1945	15,680
1946	19,647
1947	21,648
1948	21,996
1949	22,468
1950	24,132
1951	27,998
1952	28,957
1953	29,858
1954	32,456
1955	33,219
1956	40,052
1957	40,590
1958	38,488
1959	36,783
1960	36,380
1961	34,697
1962	35,188
1963	32,487
1964	30,247
1965	32,870
1966	25,449
1967	21,540
1968	19,561
1969	17,635
1970	16,700
1971	14,213
1972	11,180
1973	9,352
1974	8,644
1975	8,168
1976	7,505
1977	7,441
1978	6,371
1979	5,599
1980	5,055
1981	4,539
1982	4,153
1983	3,788
1984	3,537
1985	3,138
1986	2,801
1987	2,580
1988	2,567
1989	2,759
1990	2,715
1991	2,600
1992	2,766
1993	2,807
1994	2,487
1995	2,269
1996	2,401
1997	2,225
1998	2,073
1999	2,172
2000	2,174
2001	2,195
2002	2,224
2003	2,331
2004	2,168
2005	2,065
2006	2,030
2007	2,172
2008	1,816
2009	1,433
2010	1,287
2011	1,104
2012	896
2013	730
2014	633
2015	627
2016	617
2017	554
2018	470
2019	439
2020	331
2021	229
2022	199
2023	226
2024	184