How Many People Are Named Karen?
people named Karen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 425 people in the US has this name
Based on 990,774 babies named Karen in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐ Common
Peak Year
40,668 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Karen (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Karen alive today is about 62 years old, and 68% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 57 and 71 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Karen first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1957, to 40,668 babies. In 2025, 175 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Karen reached #3 among girls' names in 1965, and was in the top 10 for 18 years, 1951 to 1968. In 2025 it ranked #1,281.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,281 |
| Best rank | #3 (1965) |
| Years in the top 10 | 18 |
| Years in the top 100 | 49 (1938 to 1986) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Karen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Karen were born in California than in any other state: about 76,997 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Karen was given about 1.3 times as often in Delaware, Massachusetts and North Dakota.
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