Karenna

Q: What does Karenna mean?

Karenna is a girls' name of Scandinavian origin, spelling of Karena, itself a variant of Karina, an elaboration of Karin, the Swedish form of Katherine. A spelling of Karina, which grew from Karin, the Scandinavian short form of Katherine; in Italian, carina means 'dear, pretty'.

Gender: Girl
Say it: kuh-REE-nuh
Origin: Scandinavian

Karenna is a girls' name of Scandinavian origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Karenna mean?

Scandinavian: spelling of Karena, itself a variant of Karina, an elaboration of Karin, the Swedish form of Katherine

A spelling of Karina, which grew from Karin, the Scandinavian short form of Katherine; in Italian, carina means 'dear, pretty'.

Meaning borrowed from Karena.

Is Karenna a girl's or a boy's name?

Karenna is a girls' name.

How popular is Karenna in the US?

No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 54 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.

Half of all the girls named Karenna in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.

1993Busiest: 54 in 20012018

Karenna in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2018	6	#13,788
2017	0	–
2016	6	#14,326
2015	5	#16,413
2014	8	#11,925
2013	8	#11,964
2012	0	–
2011	8	#12,146
2010	6	#14,953
2009	9	#11,454
2008	10	#10,802
2007	17	#7,390
2006	19	#6,590
2005	16	#7,133
2004	20	#5,965
2003	21	#5,581
2002	23	#5,082
2001	54	#2,736
2000	40	#3,329
1999	13	#7,233
1998	11	#8,011
1997	5	#13,719
1996	10	#8,127
1995	8	#9,548
1994	0	–
1993	14	#6,257