Given name
Karee
“of the wind”·“one with curly hair”·“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”
Karee is a variant of Kari. Interpretations include “of the wind” and “one with curly hair”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Karee is a variant of Karoline. In English use, Karoline carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Karee is a variant of Kari. Interpretations include “of the wind” and “one with curly hair”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Karee is a variant of Karoline. In English use, Karoline carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 841
- 85 boys · 756 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 55 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 844 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Karee’s family of names
Karee has a related form in Kari. Karee has a related form in Karoline.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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