The baby name Karen appears in baby name data for the United States from 1914 to 2024. It was most popular in 1956 with 49,096 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Karen has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 6 |
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1917 | 15 |
| 1918 | 11 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1920 | 10 |
| 1922 | 26 |
| 1924 | 28 |
| 1925 | 15 |
| 1926 | 33 |
| 1927 | 37 |
| 1928 | 62 |
| 1929 | 55 |
| 1930 | 59 |
| 1931 | 117 |
| 1932 | 352 |
| 1933 | 533 |
| 1934 | 683 |
| 1935 | 1,463 |
| 1936 | 2,184 |
| 1937 | 2,938 |
| 1938 | 5,953 |
| 1939 | 7,313 |
| 1940 | 9,376 |
| 1940 | 28 |
| 1941 | 13,494 |
| 1941 | 41 |
| 1942 | 18,131 |
| 1942 | 46 |
| 1943 | 21,010 |
| 1943 | 35 |
| 1944 | 18,443 |
| 1944 | 18 |
| 1945 | 17,815 |
| 1945 | 13 |
| 1946 | 22,215 |
| 1947 | 25,871 |
| 1947 | 6 |
| 1948 | 26,454 |
| 1949 | 27,066 |
| 1949 | 10 |
| 1950 | 30,648 |
| 1950 | 6 |
| 1951 | 36,537 |
| 1951 | 5 |
| 1952 | 38,080 |
| 1953 | 38,621 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1954 | 39,407 |
| 1955 | 39,513 |
| 1955 | 6 |
| 1956 | 49,096 |
| 1956 | 46 |
| 1957 | 46,925 |
| 1957 | 36 |
| 1958 | 48,071 |
| 1958 | 22 |
| 1959 | 46,233 |
| 1959 | 30 |
| 1960 | 46,653 |
| 1960 | 28 |
| 1961 | 44,680 |
| 1961 | 40 |
| 1962 | 44,554 |
| 1962 | 49 |
| 1963 | 36,141 |
| 1963 | 22 |
| 1964 | 35,047 |
| 1964 | 30 |
| 1965 | 37,909 |
| 1965 | 29 |
| 1966 | 29,256 |
| 1966 | 13 |
| 1967 | 24,861 |
| 1967 | 24 |
| 1968 | 22,931 |
| 1969 | 20,861 |
| 1969 | 26 |
| 1970 | 19,688 |
| 1970 | 16 |
| 1971 | 16,999 |
| 1971 | 21 |
| 1972 | 13,283 |
| 1972 | 11 |
| 1973 | 10,734 |
| 1973 | 6 |
| 1974 | 10,088 |
| 1975 | 9,442 |
| 1975 | 7 |
| 1976 | 8,754 |
| 1977 | 9,300 |
| 1978 | 8,071 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1979 | 6,868 |
| 1980 | 6,094 |
| 1981 | 5,115 |
| 1982 | 4,739 |
| 1983 | 4,027 |
| 1984 | 3,998 |
| 1985 | 3,409 |
| 1986 | 3,271 |
| 1987 | 2,964 |
| 1988 | 2,764 |
| 1989 | 2,989 |
| 1989 | 11 |
| 1990 | 2,135 |
| 1991 | 2,344 |
| 1992 | 2,052 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 2,015 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 1,806 |
| 1995 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 1,969 |
| 1997 | 1,867 |
| 1998 | 1,845 |
| 1999 | 1,517 |
| 2000 | 1,451 |
| 2001 | 1,533 |
| 2002 | 1,582 |
| 2003 | 1,653 |
| 2004 | 2,417 |
| 2005 | 2,344 |
| 2006 | 1,955 |
| 2007 | 2,167 |
| 2008 | 1,806 |
| 2009 | 1,174 |
| 2010 | 988 |
| 2011 | 1,036 |
| 2012 | 922 |
| 2013 | 598 |
| 2014 | 520 |
| 2015 | 563 |
| 2016 | 627 |
| 2017 | 603 |
| 2018 | 404 |
| 2019 | 364 |
| 2020 | 287 |
| 2021 | 222 |
| 2022 | 169 |
| 2023 | 248 |
| 2024 | 143 |