Given name & surname
Karren
“one who is pure; virginal”
Karren is a variant of Karen. In Greek use, Karen carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Karren is a variant of Karen. In Greek use, Karen carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karren through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,177
- 0 boys · 2,177 girls
- Most popular year
- 1943
- 100 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 girls is 7 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 100 in 1943. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,169 as a first name in 2020; 847 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
Similar names
If you love Karren, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Sibling ideas
Names that share Karren’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.
A sister for Karren