Is Karena a boy or girl name?
Karena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 0 boys were named Karena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,493 US babies named Karena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,668
- Babies named Karena since 1946
- 3,493
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 114 babies
Boys and girls named Karena, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 48 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 261 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 962 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 651 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 768 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 508 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 228 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 53 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,668 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,773 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,916 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,769 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,072 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,380 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,741 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,212 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,133 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,864 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,399 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,322 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,291 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,030 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,835 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,589 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,254 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,823 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,680 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,791 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,023 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,996 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,108 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,029 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,485 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,953 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,741 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,931 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,680 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,603 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,792 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,066 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,001 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,743 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,849 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,739 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,744 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,820 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,066 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,757 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,814 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,685 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,649 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,508 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,369 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,252 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,228 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,182 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,043 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,123 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,136 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,163 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,149 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,309 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,660 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,021 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,326 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,780 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,778 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,129 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,226 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,250 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,456 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,695 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,726 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,216 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,349 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,795 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,671 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,047 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,696 |
Highest rank
Karena has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,043 in 1974. 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 Karena
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.