Karen
GirlPopular Australian girl name · NSW BDM data 1952 to 2025
- Total Registrations
- 22,395
- Peak Year
- 1968
- Peak Rank
- #1
- First Year
- 1952
- Years in Top 100
- 35
Karen by year
Registrations of Karen as a girl's name in New South Wales, and its rank among girls' names that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
| Year | Registrations | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 76 | #98 |
| 1985 | 93 | #88 |
| 1984 | 131 | #60 |
| 1983 | 149 | #53 |
| 1982 | 185 | #41 |
| 1981 | 246 | #32 |
| 1980 | 231 | #31 |
| 1979 | 314 | #21 |
| 1978 | 324 | #18 |
| 1977 | 388 | #12 |
Earlier years (1952 to 1976)
| Year | Registrations | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 446 | #10 |
| 1975 | 481 | #9 |
| 1974 | 549 | #9 |
| 1973 | 704 | #6 |
| 1972 | 812 | #4 |
| 1971 | 916 | #4 |
| 1970 | 991 | #2 |
| 1969 | 1,087 | #2 |
| 1968 | 1,109 | #1 |
| 1967 | 1,061 | #2 |
| 1966 | 1,088 | #1 |
| 1965 | 1,060 | #1 |
| 1964 | 1,032 | #1 |
| 1963 | 1,064 | #1 |
| 1962 | 1,041 | #2 |
| 1961 | 997 | #2 |
| 1960 | 857 | #4 |
| 1959 | 886 | #5 |
| 1958 | 821 | #5 |
| 1957 | 818 | #5 |
| 1956 | 738 | #6 |
| 1955 | 630 | #7 |
| 1954 | 521 | #13 |
| 1953 | 286 | #35 |
| 1952 | 263 | #35 |
Fun Facts
- Most popular in 1968 with 1,109 registrations
- Has been in the top 100 for 35 years
- Appeared in records from 1952 to 1986