Caren Girl
How popular is Caren?
Peaked in 1957
No babies were recorded with the name Caren in 2025. It was most used in 1957, when 387 girls got the name.
8,211living people named Caren (est.)
62median age of people named Caren
9,560babies named Caren since 1880
Caren popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1957 (387 girls) |
| Highest rank | #485 in 1957 |
| First recorded | 1925 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Caren counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Karen family of names ranked #1,078 for girls in 2025 (#1,011 the year before), with 181 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Caren by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,971 |
| 1930s | 51 | #1,514 |
| 1940s | 1,201 | #583 |
| 1950s | 2,682 | #485 |
| 1960s | 2,451 | #583 |
| 1970s | 1,470 | #716 |
| 1980s | 699 | #1,276 |
| 1990s | 450 | #2,123 |
| 2000s | 428 | #2,970 |
| 2010s | 123 | #5,412 |
Questions
- Is Caren a boy or girl name?
- Caren is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Caren were girls.
- How popular is the name Caren?
- No babies were recorded with the name Caren in 2025. It was most used in 1957, when 387 girls got the name.
- When was Caren most popular?
- Caren peaked in 1957, when 387 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #485 in 1957.
- How many people are named Caren?
- 9,560 babies have been named Caren in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,211 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 62.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.