How Many People Are Named Koren?
An estimated 1,614 people in the United States have the first name Koren. It is used for both genders, with 85.7% female. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Koren peaked in popularity in 1978 with 91 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Koren 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 Koren paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Koren has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
Estimated Living Americans
1,614
About 1 in 212,363 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
85.7% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1978
91 births
Total Registered
1,773
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Koren
Koren is predominantly female (85.7%), though 254 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Koren as a male name
Ranked #9,454 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (22 births)
Koren as a female name
Ranked #17,911 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1978 (91 births)
Koren: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Koren span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 545 babies were registered. Koren has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Koren by Decade
How has Koren 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.
Koren by State
Birth registrations for Koren span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Missouri, Ohio, Michigan. On average, about 26 Korens were registered per state.
Koren + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Koren as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Koren
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Koren: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Koren?
We estimate approximately 1,614 people named Koren 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 212,363 Americans share this first name.
Is Koren a common name?
Koren is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,773 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Koren most popular?
Koren reached peak popularity in 1978, when 91 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Koren is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Koren a female name?
Koren is predominantly female. 85.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Koren Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Koren Smith, Koren Johnson, Koren 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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