Is Koren a boy or girl name?

Koren is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,779 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 85.4% were girls and 14.6% were boys. It changed hands in 2008, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Koren

Recorded 1950–2025 · United States

Koren was most popular in 1978, when 91 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,145 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,779 people named Koren.

Koren over time

Births per year. The dot marks Koren’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Koren a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Koren is mostly a girl’s name — 85.4% of the 1,779 Americans given it were girls and 14.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 2008 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Koren

Where Koren 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