Caren
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Greek
Caren is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Caren mean?
Greek
A female given name from Ancient Greek, a less common spelling of Karen.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Caren a girl's or a boy's name?
Caren is a girls' name.
How popular is Caren in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1957, with 387 girls. It first appears in the records in 1925.
Half of all the girls named Caren in the US since 1880 were born between 1955 and 1974, the years shaded on the chart below.
Caren in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4,930 |
| 2008 | 33 | #4,549 |
| 2007 | 52 | #3,247 |
| 2006 | 55 | #3,053 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3,872 |
| 2004 | 44 | #3,387 |
| 2003 | 44 | #3,287 |
| 2002 | 41 | #3,330 |
| 2001 | 46 | #3,042 |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,970 |
| 1999 | 34 | #3,566 |
| 1998 | 40 | #3,113 |
| 1997 | 36 | #3,221 |
| 1996 | 50 | #2,506 |
| 1995 | 31 | #3,487 |
| 1994 | 53 | #2,407 |
| 1993 | 57 | #2,262 |
| 1992 | 37 | #3,086 |
| 1991 | 51 | #2,443 |
| 1990 | 61 | #2,123 |
| 1989 | 63 | #1,993 |
| 1988 | 53 | #2,147 |
| 1987 | 48 | #2,234 |
| 1986 | 58 | #1,909 |
| 1985 | 72 | #1,631 |
| 1984 | 73 | #1,550 |
| 1983 | 73 | #1,531 |
| 1982 | 76 | #1,551 |
| 1981 | 83 | #1,455 |
| 1980 | 100 | #1,276 |
| 1979 | 130 | #1,061 |
| 1978 | 163 | #892 |
| 1977 | 142 | #971 |
| 1976 | 117 | #1,047 |
| 1975 | 129 | #963 |
| 1974 | 201 | #716 |
| 1973 | 148 | #870 |
| 1972 | 112 | #1,038 |
| 1971 | 156 | #863 |
| 1970 | 172 | #803 |
| 1969 | 171 | #783 |
| 1968 | 202 | #684 |
| 1967 | 196 | #699 |
| 1966 | 241 | #612 |
| 1965 | 259 | #596 |
| 1964 | 270 | #608 |
| 1963 | 261 | #623 |
| 1962 | 279 | #596 |
| 1961 | 284 | #598 |
| 1960 | 288 | #583 |
| 1959 | 299 | #565 |
| 1958 | 280 | #592 |
| 1957 | 387 | #485 |
| 1956 | 302 | #536 |
| 1955 | 283 | #545 |
| 1954 | 290 | #520 |
| 1953 | 253 | #548 |
| 1952 | 191 | #641 |
| 1951 | 226 | #566 |
| 1950 | 171 | #651 |
| 1949 | 174 | #626 |
| 1948 | 204 | #583 |
| 1947 | 175 | #632 |
| 1946 | 153 | #640 |
| 1945 | 104 | #731 |
| 1944 | 103 | #753 |
| 1943 | 83 | #856 |
| 1942 | 95 | #780 |
| 1941 | 61 | #942 |
| 1940 | 49 | #1,023 |
| 1939 | 25 | #1,514 |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,340 |
| 1937 | 8 | #3,145 |
| 1936 | 5 | #4,179 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,971 |
Names like Caren
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Karen Megan Lauren Kathleen Carmen Cindy Heidi Kelly Robin Cassandra Bridget Penny
Names related to Caren
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Caren: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caren, updated 20 October 2026.