Girl nameNot in the current top chartsFalling

Caren

2 syllablesPeak year: 19575 lettersStarts with C

Meaning & origin

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Caren's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Caren, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Caren
19255
19365
19378
193813
193925
194049
194161
194295
194383
1944103
1945104
1946153
1947175
1948204
1949174
1950171
1951226
1952191
1953253
1954290
1955283
1956302
1957388
1958280
1959299
1960287
1961284
1962279
1963261
1964270
1965259
1966241
1967196
1968202
1969171
1970172
1971156
1972112
1973148
1974201
1975129
1976117
1977142
1978163
1979130
1980100
198183
198276
198373
198473
198572
198658
198748
198853
198963
199061
199151
199237
199357
199453
199531
199650
199736
199840
199934
200047
200146
200241
200344
200444
200537
200655
200752
200833
200929
201025
201122
201218
20135
20148
20156
201614
201711
20188
20196

Caren through the decades

  • Caren peaked in 1957, when 388 babies were named Caren in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2010–2019), use of Caren has fallen 71% compared to the 10 years before that.

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