Is Kaaren a boy or girl name?

Kaaren is a girl’s name. Of the 884 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kaaren

Recorded 1938–1994 · United States

Kaaren was most popular in 1942, when 191 American babies were given the name — ranking #957 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 884 people named Kaaren.

Kaaren over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kaaren’s peak in 1942. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kaaren a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kaaren is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 884 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kaaren

Where Kaaren is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org