girl's name
Karena
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,668
Scotland
#724
1991 births
Karena is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1974, when 114 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1946.
Karena over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 14 |
| 1950s | 48 |
| 1960s | 261 |
| 1970s | 962 |
| 1980s | 651 |
| 1990s | 768 |
| 2000s | 508 |
| 2010s | 228 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 68 |
How popular is Karena?
In 2025, Karena was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Karena is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Karena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Karena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Karena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Karena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Karena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Karena
How popular is the name Karena?
In 2025, Karena was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Karena a girl's or a boy's name?
Karena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Karena most popular?
Karena peaked in 1974, when 114 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Karena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Karena currently ranks #7,310 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.