How Many People Are Named Keren Johnson?

There are approximately 29 people named Keren Johnson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 11,819,115 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Keren with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Johnson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

29

1 in 11,819,115 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Keren: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Keren. The peak year was 2019 with 189 births. The average person named Keren today is 24 years old.

0 38 76 113 151 189 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Keren

In the 2020 Census, the first name Keren was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (51.25%). The next largest recorded groups were White (31.10%) and Black (10.74%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Keren in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Keren rose or fell over time.

White
31.10%
Black
10.74%
Hispanic
51.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander
5.19%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.21%
Two or More Races
1.50%

Ancestry of the Johnson Surname

The surname Johnson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Johnson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
56.79%
Black
33.56%
Hispanic
3.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.71%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.88%
Two or More Races
4.72%

How we calculated this

The first name "Keren" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Johnson" appears at a rate of 621.69 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Keren are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 29 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Keren Johnson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Keren Johnson?

We estimate approximately 29 people named Keren Johnson are alive in the United States today. The first name Keren is shared by 4,729 Americans, and the surname Johnson is shared by 2,130,885.

How rare is the name Keren Johnson?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 11,819,115 Americans. The first name Keren is rare and the surname Johnson is very common.

Is Keren a male or female name?

Keren is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2019 and the average bearer today is 24 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Keren?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Keren was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (51.25%). The next largest recorded groups were White (31.10%) and Black (10.74%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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