How Many People Are Named Caren?
An estimated 7,451 people in the United States have the first name Caren. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Caren peaked in popularity in 1957 with 388 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caren as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Caren paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,451
About 1 in 46,001 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1957
388 births
Total Registered
9,560
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caren
Caren is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,560 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Caren as a female name
Ranked #14,152 in 2019
6 female births in 2019
Peak: 1957 (388 births)
Caren: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caren span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 2,683 babies were registered. Caren has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Caren by Decade
How has Caren tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Caren by State
Birth registrations for Caren span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in South Carolina, Iowa, Arkansas. On average, about 196 Carens were registered per state.
Caren + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caren as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caren
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Caren: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caren?
We estimate approximately 7,451 people named Caren are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 46,001 Americans share this first name.
Is Caren a common name?
Caren is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,560 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caren most popular?
Caren reached peak popularity in 1957, when 388 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caren is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caren a female name?
Caren is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caren Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caren Smith, Caren Johnson, Caren Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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