Karen
femaleStatistical recordWhat official birth registration shows about Karen: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.
No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.
Karen: Recorded every year since 1945, it reached #1 in 1957, and it stood at #442 in 2025.
Falling
among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024
View as table
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #417 |
| 1997 | #466 |
| 1998 | #508 |
| 1999 | #691 |
| 2000 | #625 |
| 2001 | #696 |
| 2002 | #702 |
| 2003 | #712 |
| 2004 | #667 |
| 2005 | #680 |
| 2006 | #717 |
| 2007 | #809 |
| 2008 | #995 |
| 2009 | #982 |
| 2010 | #988 |
| 2011 | #1374 |
| 2012 | #1525 |
| 2013 | #1324 |
| 2014 | #1411 |
| 2015 | #1405 |
| 2016 | #1689 |
| 2017 | #1817 |
| 2018 | #1490 |
| 2019 | #1940 |
| 2020 | #1773 |
| 2021 | #3192 |
| 2022 | #4645 |
| 2024 | #4843 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
FallingEngland and Wales · Girls
Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in every year from 1945 to 2025.
In 2024: #428 among girls in Norway, #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #70 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1986
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1963 (recorded 1952–1986).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #442 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #1 in New Zealand in 1967.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | England and Wales | female | #4843 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | female | #4645 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | female | #3192 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | female | #1773 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | female | #1940 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | female | #1490 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | female | #1817 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | female | #1689 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | female | #1405 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | female | #1411 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | female | #1324 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | female | #1525 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | female | #1374 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | female | #988 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | female | #982 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | female | #995 | 31 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | female | #809 | 40 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | female | #717 | 43 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | female | #680 | 45 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | female | #667 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | female | #712 | 39 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | female | #702 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | female | #696 | 36 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | female | #625 | 41 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | female | #691 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | female | #508 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | female | #466 | 62 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | female | #417 | 76 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #98 | 76 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1985 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #88 | 93 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1984 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #60 | 131 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1983 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #53 | 149 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1982 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #41 | 185 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1981 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #32 | 246 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1980 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #31 | 231 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1979 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #21 | 314 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1978 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #18 | 324 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1977 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #12 | 388 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1976 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #10 | 446 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1975 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #9 | 481 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1974 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #9 | 549 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1973 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #6 | 704 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1972 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #4 | 812 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1971 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #4 | 916 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1970 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #2 | 991 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1969 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #2 | 1,087 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1968 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #1 | 1,109 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1967 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #2 | 1,061 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1966 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #1 | 1,088 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1965 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #1 | 1,060 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1964 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #1 | 1,032 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1963 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #1 | 1,064 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1962 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #2 | 1,041 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1961 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #2 | 997 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1960 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #4 | 857 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1959 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #5 | 886 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1958 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #5 | 821 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1957 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #5 | 818 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1956 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #6 | 738 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1955 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #7 | 630 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1954 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #13 | 521 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1953 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #35 | 286 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1952 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #35 | 263 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1986 | New Zealand | female | #100 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | New Zealand | female | #99 | 49 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | New Zealand | female | #89 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | New Zealand | female | #61 | 80 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | New Zealand | female | #52 | 89 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | New Zealand | female | #34 | 118 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | New Zealand | female | #42 | 104 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | New Zealand | female | #29 | 136 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | New Zealand | female | #21 | 177 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | New Zealand | female | #16 | 213 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | New Zealand | female | #16 | 228 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | New Zealand | female | #14 | 235 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | New Zealand | female | #13 | 259 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | New Zealand | female | #10 | 333 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | New Zealand | female | #9 | 383 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | New Zealand | female | #6 | 465 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | New Zealand | female | #3 | 497 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | New Zealand | female | #3 | 515 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | New Zealand | female | #2 | 624 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | New Zealand | female | #1 | 651 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | New Zealand | female | #2 | 551 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | New Zealand | female | #1 | 560 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | New Zealand | female | #1 | 640 | High | Verified |
| 1963 | New Zealand | female | #2 | 688 | High | Verified |
| 1962 | New Zealand | female | #2 | 655 | High | Verified |
| 1961 | New Zealand | female | #2 | 716 | High | Verified |
| 1960 | New Zealand | female | #2 | 709 | High | Verified |
| 1959 | New Zealand | female | #2 | 735 | High | Verified |
| 1958 | New Zealand | female | #2 | 808 | High | Verified |
| 1957 | New Zealand | female | #1 | 826 | High | Verified |
| 1956 | New Zealand | female | #3 | 615 | High | Verified |
| 1955 | New Zealand | female | #6 | 432 | High | Verified |
| 1954 | New Zealand | female | #14 | 328 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland | female | #430 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Northern Ireland | female | #439 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Northern Ireland | female | #413 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Northern Ireland | female | #273 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Northern Ireland | female | #225 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Northern Ireland | female | #155 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Northern Ireland | female | #155 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Northern Ireland | female | #174 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland | female | #213 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Northern Ireland | female | #145 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Northern Ireland | female | #133 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Norway | female | #442 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Norway | female | #428 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Norway | female | #352 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Norway | female | #358 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Norway | female | #265 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Norway | female | #294 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Norway | female | #213 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Norway | female | #210 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Norway | female | #162 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Norway | female | #156 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Norway | female | #225 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Norway | female | #215 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Norway | female | #136 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Norway | female | #154 | 42 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Norway | female | #176 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Norway | female | #136 | 51 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Norway | female | #147 | 46 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Norway | female | #138 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Norway | female | #140 | 46 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Norway | female | #125 | 52 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Norway | female | #107 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Norway | female | #92 | 71 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Norway | female | #110 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Norway | female | #81 | 81 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Norway | female | #94 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Norway | female | #84 | 80 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Norway | female | #77 | 93 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Norway | female | #114 | 64 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Norway | female | #72 | 106 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Norway | female | #113 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Norway | female | #116 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Norway | female | #101 | 83 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Norway | female | #119 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Norway | female | #92 | 92 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Norway | female | #119 | 70 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Norway | female | #99 | 83 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Norway | female | #100 | 77 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Norway | female | #110 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Norway | female | #102 | 71 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Norway | female | #105 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Norway | female | #93 | 74 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Norway | female | #93 | 77 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Norway | female | #100 | 71 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Norway | female | #91 | 81 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Norway | female | #95 | 74 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Norway | female | #93 | 77 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Norway | female | #100 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Norway | female | #97 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Norway | female | #106 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Norway | female | #107 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Norway | female | #126 | 52 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Norway | female | #137 | 48 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Norway | female | #116 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Norway | female | #119 | 57 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Norway | female | #116 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Norway | female | #121 | 51 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Norway | female | #117 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Norway | female | #105 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Norway | female | #98 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Norway | female | #96 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Norway | female | #99 | 61 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Norway | female | #88 | 78 | High | Verified |
| 1963 | Norway | female | #87 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 1962 | Norway | female | #87 | 71 | High | Verified |
| 1961 | Norway | female | #92 | 63 | High | Verified |
| 1960 | Norway | female | #84 | 70 | High | Verified |
| 1959 | Norway | female | #88 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1958 | Norway | female | #88 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 1957 | Norway | female | #73 | 88 | High | Verified |
| 1956 | Norway | female | #85 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 1955 | Norway | female | #81 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 1954 | Norway | female | #71 | 92 | High | Verified |
| 1953 | Norway | female | #67 | 95 | High | Verified |
| 1952 | Norway | female | #67 | 98 | High | Verified |
| 1951 | Norway | female | #77 | 77 | High | Verified |
| 1950 | Norway | female | #68 | 97 | High | Verified |
| 1949 | Norway | female | #66 | 91 | High | Verified |
| 1948 | Norway | female | #65 | 98 | High | Verified |
| 1947 | Norway | female | #71 | 91 | High | Verified |
| 1946 | Norway | female | #57 | 121 | High | Verified |
| 1945 | Norway | female | #70 | 82 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | female | #871 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | female | #629 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland | female | #471 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | female | #750 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | female | #378 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | female | #661 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | female | #660 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | female | #510 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | female | #465 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | female | #475 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | female | #358 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | female | #291 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | female | #233 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | female | #325 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | female | #277 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | female | #174 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | female | #132 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | female | #176 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | female | #116 | 42 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | female | #82 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | female | #87 | 49 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | female | #69 | 53 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | female | #61 | 93 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | female | #61 | 86 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | female | #43 | 133 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | female | #40 | 144 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | female | #32 | 179 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | female | #25 | 210 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | female | #21 | 250 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland | female | #19 | 261 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Republic of Ireland | female | #19 | 280 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Republic of Ireland | female | #18 | 309 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Republic of Ireland | female | #22 | 316 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Republic of Ireland | female | #19 | 335 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Republic of Ireland | male | #283 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland | female | #15 | 381 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Republic of Ireland | female | #9 | 461 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Republic of Ireland | male | #250 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Republic of Ireland | female | #9 | 513 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Republic of Ireland | female | #16 | 461 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Republic of Ireland | female | #9 | 530 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Republic of Ireland | female | #10 | 549 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Republic of Ireland | female | #9 | 494 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Republic of Ireland | female | #9 | 482 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Republic of Ireland | female | #5 | 570 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Republic of Ireland | female | #7 | 514 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Republic of Ireland | female | #14 | 435 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Republic of Ireland | female | #12 | 461 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Republic of Ireland | female | #14 | 425 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Republic of Ireland | female | #14 | 394 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Republic of Ireland | female | #16 | 354 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Republic of Ireland | female | #16 | 357 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Republic of Ireland | female | #16 | 367 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Republic of Ireland | female | #20 | 289 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Republic of Ireland | female | #28 | 255 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Republic of Ireland | female | #27 | 276 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Republic of Ireland | female | #28 | 289 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Republic of Ireland | female | #41 | 165 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.
What's not yet available
- Meaning
- Origin
- Pronunciation
- Nicknames and spelling variants
Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.
Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #1 in New Zealand in 1967. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.