Karene

Girl · recorded 1916–1997

  • 1997last recorded
  • 1942best year

Most popular in 1942.

Last recorded in 1997. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Karene.

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

061219161936195719771997

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 55 recorded years as a table
Karene, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19165
19185
19358
19369
193710
193811
19396
19409
194110
194212
19436
19448
19456
19464
19476
19487
19494
19506
19514
19523
19536
19554
19565
19575
19586
19595
19606
19615
19626
19639
19645
19654
19667
196710
19685
19697
19709
19714
19727
19747
19753
19763
19774
19787
19796
19807
19816
19834
19843
19853
19863
19883
19904
19933
19973

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Karene isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1997
6
Rank in 1997
#12,070
How rare
1 in 290,118 girls
Since 1916
501

Karene was last recorded in 1997. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1942, at 12 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Karene doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.