Karenza
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-REN-za
- Origin
- Cornish
Karenza is a girls' name of Cornish origin, meaning “love”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Karenza mean?
Cornish: spelling of Carenza, itself a variant of Karenza, from Cornish kerensa
“love”
Variant spelling of Karenza, a modern Cornish name based on the Cornish word kerensa, meaning love.
Meaning borrowed from Carenza.
Is Karenza a girl's or a boy's name?
Karenza is a girls' name.
How popular is Karenza in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Karenza in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Karenza in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Karenza
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica, Emma, Anna, Alisha, Emily, Francesca, Lydia, Ellie, Melissa, Molly, Abigail, Iona
Names related to Karenza
More Cornish names
Elowyn, Lowen, Elowen, Jennifer, Jenna, Denzel, Merryn, Lowenna, Sennen, Elowynn, Morwenna, Demelza, Jennah, Senara, Merrin, Jena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Karenza: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karenza, updated 20 October 2026.