as a First Name
Danish equivalent of Katherine. It was first introduced to the English-speaking world by Scandinavian settlers in America; it has been used in Britain only since the 1940s, but had become very popular by the 1960s.
| 24th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Millions
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,257,184
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Hampshire
- has the most people named Karen per capita
- 1956
- marked the height of its popularity
99.93%
0.07%
42%
55+
55+
51%
30-54
30-54
4%
13-29
13-29
4%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
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