How Many People Are Named Karene?
An estimated 342 people in the United States have the first name Karene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Karene peaked in popularity in 1963 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karene 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 Karene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
342
About 1 in 1,002,206 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1963
17 births
Total Registered
501
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karene
Karene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 501 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Karene as a female name
Ranked #12,866 in 1997
6 female births in 1997
Peak: 1963 (17 births)
Karene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karene span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 113 babies were registered. Karene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karene by Decade
How has Karene 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.
Karene by State
Karene + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Karene
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Karene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karene?
We estimate approximately 342 people named Karene 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 1,002,206 Americans share this first name.
Is Karene a common name?
Karene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 501 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karene most popular?
Karene reached peak popularity in 1963, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karene is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karene a female name?
Karene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karene Smith, Karene Johnson, Karene 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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