Is Caren a boy or girl name?
Caren was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 9,560 US babies named Caren were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Caren since 1925
- 9,560
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 388 babies
Boys and girls named Caren, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 51 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,201 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,683 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,450 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,470 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 699 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 450 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 428 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 123 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,152 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,600 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,439 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,071 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,860 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,160 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,050 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,925 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,981 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,457 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,963 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,562 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,256 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,060 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,888 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,401 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,301 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,348 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,056 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,984 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,583 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,128 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,234 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,515 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,506 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,416 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,271 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,096 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,452 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,131 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,000 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,158 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,237 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,912 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,633 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,553 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,536 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,554 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,458 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,275 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,061 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 163 | #892 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 142 | #971 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,047 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 129 | #964 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 201 | #717 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 148 | #870 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,039 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 156 | #864 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 172 | #803 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 171 | #785 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 202 | #685 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 196 | #699 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 241 | #612 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 259 | #597 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 270 | #608 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 261 | #623 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 279 | #596 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 284 | #599 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 287 | #583 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 299 | #565 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 280 | #592 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 388 | #484 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 302 | #537 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 283 | #546 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 290 | #522 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 253 | #549 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 191 | #642 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 226 | #568 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 171 | #652 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 174 | #627 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 204 | #584 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 175 | #632 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 153 | #640 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 104 | #731 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 103 | #755 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 83 | #856 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 95 | #782 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 61 | #943 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,025 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,516 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,351 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,179 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,277 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,079 |
Highest rank
Caren has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #484 in 1957. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Caren
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.