Kareen
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- ka-REEN
- Origin
- Greek
Kareen is a name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kareen come from?
Greek: probably a variant of Karin or Karen, Scandinavian forms of Katherine
Is Kareen a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kareen has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Kareen in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1977, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1921.
Half of all the girls named Kareen in the US since 1880 were born between 1954 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1993, 50% of the babies named Kareen in the US were girls.
Kareen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 23 | #4,115 |
| 1988 | 18 | #4,648 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,873 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 24 | #3,436 |
| 1980 | 23 | #3,506 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 29 | #2,801 |
| 1977 | 41 | #2,216 |
| 1976 | 26 | #2,864 |
| 1975 | 29 | #2,612 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 28 | #2,565 |
| 1972 | 25 | #2,747 |
| 1971 | 14 | #4,121 |
| 1970 | 15 | #3,871 |
| 1969 | 20 | #3,011 |
| 1968 | 21 | #2,789 |
| 1967 | 19 | #2,868 |
| 1966 | 22 | #2,585 |
| 1965 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1964 | 14 | #3,514 |
| 1963 | 16 | #3,175 |
| 1962 | 23 | #2,538 |
| 1961 | 15 | #3,317 |
| 1960 | 20 | #2,728 |
| 1959 | 14 | #3,253 |
| 1958 | 24 | #2,321 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,488 |
| 1956 | 10 | #3,909 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,970 |
| 1954 | 18 | #2,591 |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,811 |
| 1952 | 15 | #2,805 |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,693 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,780 |
| 1949 | 9 | #3,611 |
| 1948 | 26 | #1,857 |
| 1947 | 22 | #2,088 |
| 1946 | 14 | #2,596 |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,597 |
| 1944 | 16 | #2,198 |
| 1943 | 18 | #2,078 |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,705 |
| 1941 | 15 | #2,189 |
| 1940 | 19 | #1,845 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,417 |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,873 |
| 1937 | 8 | #3,145 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,520 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,740 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,740 |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,272 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
Names related to Kareen
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, “Kareen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kareen, updated 20 October 2026.