Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kareen isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kareen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,048
- 742 boys · 1,306 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 100 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 34% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 41 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,154 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.
Kareen’s family of names
Kareen may belong to the same name family as KARREEN. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 44
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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People named Kareen
- Fleur AdcockNew Zealand poet and editor, of English and Northern Irish ancestry (1934–2024)
- Kareen ZebroffCanadian-based author, actor and television host specialising in yogaborn 1941
- Kareen AntonnFrench recording artist; singerborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Kareen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Cari
“from the river” · “from the fort on the hill”
18% boys · 82% girls
Kari
“of the wind” · “one with curly hair”
20% boys · 80% girls
Farren
“one who is adventurous; an explorer”
29% boys · 71% girls
Ami
“one who is industrious and hardworking”
23% boys · 77% girls
Lorien
29% boys · 71% girls
Kelley
“a warrior” · “one who defends”
41% boys · 59% girls
Azure
“sky blue” · “resembling a blue semiprecious stone”
52% boys · 48% girls
Christen
“follower of Christ”
49% boys · 51% girls