Karen
Girl5 letters
Unranked
in 2025
0
babies in 2025
#5
best rank (1977)
12,041
babies since 1964
Karen through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #844 |
| 2018 | 5 | #614 |
| 2017 | 8 | #473 |
| 2016 | 4 | #749 |
| 2015 | 12 | #379 |
| 2014 | 5 | #663 |
| 2013 | 5 | #664 |
| 2012 | 8 | #513 |
| 2011 | 9 | #470 |
| 2010 | 9 | #477 |
| 2009 | 13 | #359 |
| 2008 | 17 | #291 |
| 2007 | 21 | #233 |
| 2006 | 12 | #326 |
| 2005 | 13 | #277 |
| 2004 | 24 | #174 |
| 2003 | 35 | #132 |
| 2002 | 22 | #176 |
| 2001 | 42 | #116 |
| 2000 | 54 | #82 |
| 1999 | 49 | #87 |
| 1998 | 53 | #69 |
| 1997 | 93 | #61 |
| 1996 | 86 | #61 |
| 1995 | 133 | #43 |
| 1994 | 144 | #40 |
| 1993 | 179 | #32 |
| 1992 | 210 | #25 |
| 1991 | 250 | #21 |
| 1990 | 261 | #19 |
| 1989 | 280 | #19 |
| 1988 | 309 | #18 |
| 1987 | 316 | #22 |
| 1986 | 335 | #19 |
| 1985 | 381 | #15 |
| 1984 | 461 | #9 |
| 1983 | 513 | #9 |
| 1982 | 461 | #16 |
| 1981 | 530 | #9 |
| 1980 | 549 | #10 |
| 1979 | 494 | #9 |
| 1978 | 482 | #9 |
| 1977 | 570 | #5 |
| 1976 | 514 | #7 |
| 1975 | 435 | #14 |
| 1974 | 461 | #12 |
| 1973 | 425 | #14 |
| 1972 | 394 | #14 |
| 1971 | 354 | #16 |
| 1970 | 357 | #16 |
| 1969 | 367 | #16 |
| 1968 | 289 | #20 |
| 1967 | 255 | #28 |
| 1966 | 276 | #27 |
| 1965 | 289 | #28 |
| 1964 | 165 | #41 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Karen yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Karen | under 3 | 12,041 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #133 (1997); 87 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.
Karen is also given to boys: 9 since 1984.