Karen

Karen

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Persian

Meaning

Karen is a given name and occasional surname. In English, it is a feminine given name derived from the name Katherine, and it is also found in modern Africa, as well as in East Asia.

From Wikipedia

Karen first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 76 babies (rank #418 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Karen

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Karen yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

779

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	76	#418
1997	62	#468
1998	54	#509
1999	34	#697
2000	41	#630
2001	36	#705
2002	37	#713
2003	39	#725
2004	44	#674
2005	45	#685
2006	43	#729
2007	40	#816
2008	31	#1,006
2009	33	#992
2010	34	#1,000
2011	22	#1,399
2012	20	#1,548
2013	25	#1,336
2014	22	#1,433
2015	23	#1,430
2016	18	#1,715

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#418

1997

#468

1998

#509

1999

#697

2000

#630

2001

#705

2002

#713

2003

#725

2004

#674

2005

#685

2006

#729

2007

#816

2008

#1,006

2009

#992

2010

#1,000

2011

#1,399

2012

#1,548

2013

#1,336

2014

#1,433

2015

#1,430

2016

#1,715

Meaning

Numerology of Karen

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Karen

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with K

Year-by-Year Detail