How Many People Are Named Kareen?
An estimated 1,726 people in the United States have the first name Kareen. It is used for both genders, with 63.8% female. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Kareen peaked in popularity in 1975 with 100 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kareen 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 Kareen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kareen is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,726
About 1 in 198,583 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
63.8% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1975
100 births
Total Registered
2,048
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kareen
Kareen is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (36.2%) and females (63.8%). Out of 2,048 total births registered, 742 were male and 1,306 were female.
Kareen as a male name
Ranked #13,251 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1975 (71 births)
Kareen as a female name
Ranked #16,270 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1977 (41 births)
Kareen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kareen span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 585 babies were registered. Kareen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kareen by Decade
How has Kareen 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.
Kareen by State
Birth registrations for Kareen span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in South Carolina, Michigan, North Carolina. On average, about 50 Kareens were registered per state.
Kareen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kareen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kareen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kareen?
We estimate approximately 1,726 people named Kareen 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 198,583 Americans share this first name.
Is Kareen a common name?
Kareen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,048 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kareen most popular?
Kareen reached peak popularity in 1975, when 100 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kareen is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kareen a female name?
Kareen is predominantly female. 63.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kareen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kareen Smith, Kareen Johnson, Kareen 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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