Is Kareen a boy or girl name?
Kareen was used for both, more often for girls in the US. Across 1880–2024, 63.8% of the 2,048 US babies named Kareen were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kareen since 1921
- 2,048
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 100 babies
Boys and girls named Kareen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 78 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 175 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 152 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 192 | 100% |
| 1970s | 348 | 237 | 40.5% |
| 1980s | 234 | 180 | 43.5% |
| 1990s | 111 | 136 | 55.1% |
| 2000s | 23 | 108 | 82.4% |
| 2010s | 26 | 38 | 59.4% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,270 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,843 |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,251 | 6 | #14,987 |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,210 | 7 | #13,589 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,548 |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,259 | 6 | #15,898 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #10,221 | 8 | #12,856 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,133 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,828 | 9 | #12,088 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,002 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,236 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,709 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,235 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,354 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,619 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,937 | 9 | #10,534 |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,113 | 13 | #7,788 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,179 | 13 | #7,456 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,472 | 15 | #6,527 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,700 | 10 | #8,673 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,141 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,331 | 10 | #8,383 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,360 | 17 | #5,564 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,438 | 19 | #5,091 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,843 | 13 | #6,833 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,736 | 11 | #7,651 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,530 | 21 | #4,589 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,157 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,805 | 18 | #4,739 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,099 | 14 | #5,428 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,841 | 8 | #8,070 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,146 | 8 | #7,900 |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,915 | 20 | #3,914 |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,241 | 18 | #4,185 |
| 1982 | 35 | #1,689 | 24 | #3,468 |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,927 | 24 | #3,478 |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,675 | 23 | #3,556 |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,812 | 17 | #4,308 |
| 1978 | 36 | #1,584 | 29 | #2,818 |
| 1977 | 45 | #1,363 | 41 | #2,233 |
| 1976 | 50 | #1,231 | 26 | #2,898 |
| 1975 | 71 | #977 | 29 | #2,636 |
| 1974 | 49 | #1,186 | 13 | #4,574 |
| 1973 | 30 | #1,604 | 28 | #2,594 |
| 1972 | 36 | #1,429 | 25 | #2,782 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,195 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,939 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,055 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,820 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,916 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,620 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,642 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,596 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,247 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,564 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,391 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,773 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,335 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,353 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,571 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,029 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,034 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,641 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,872 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,865 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,748 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,835 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,752 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,880 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,115 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,676 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,676 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,241 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,111 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,735 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,226 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,866 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,498 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,906 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,295 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,605 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,986 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,832 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,540 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,433 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,517 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kareen reached #977 in 1975. As a girl name, it reached #1,735 in 1942. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kareen
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.