Karlen*
#20,176 most common girls' name of all time · #32,966 across all names · 10% male / 90% female · used 1940–2015 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#20,176
Rank overall
#32,966 of 105,966
First appeared
1940
Years on the list
26 of 146
All-time
163
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1992 #8,202
Best rank
#4,158 1943
Girls
Boys
peak 10/yr
Karlen first appears in 1940. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,735 |
| 2013 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | 10 | #17,610 |
| 2004 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,944 |
| 2002 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,829 |
| 2001 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,670 |
| 1998 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,277 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,846 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,202 |
| 1991 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| 1987 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,676 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,283 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,773 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | 6 | #8,424 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | 6 | #7,394 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | 7 | #5,597 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,060 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | 8 | #5,103 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,722 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,569 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | 7 | #5,143 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | 7 | #5,035 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | 8 | #4,490 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,114 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,158 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,996 |