girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Keren

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,632 Trend ↓ Falling 48%
Rank 2025
#2,632
among girls · ↓446 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
66
named Keren · -24% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,353
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
189 babies
All-time total
5,014
#2,574 all-time among girls
First recorded
1939
in Social Security records

Keren popularity over time

5,014 babies have been named Keren since 1939, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2020Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s 5 1 – #4,586
1940s 54 5 +980% #2,904
1950s 132 13 +144% #2,521
1960s 196 20 +48% #1,700
1970s 355 36 +81% #1,927
1980s 470 47 +32% #1,989
1990s 685 69 +46% #1,839
2000s 1,154 115 +68% #1,491
2010s 1,301 130 +13% #1,240
2020s (to 2025) 662 110 -15% #1,240

Where Keren is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 60 0.04 outside top 500
2027 55 0.03 outside top 500
2028 51 0.03 outside top 500
2029 48 0.03 outside top 500
2030 45 0.03 outside top 500

Where Keren is most popular

Girls named Keren per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.059 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, North Carolina, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Keren born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 33 0.311 +429%
North Carolina 27 0.119 +101%
Texas 91 0.113 +92%
Florida 43 0.100 +71%
Virginia 16 0.094 +59%
Tennessee 10 0.063 +7%
New Jersey 9 0.050 -15%
California 36 0.043 -27%
Indiana 6 0.043 -27%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -30%
New York 15 0.038 -36%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Keren

Keren is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,632 in 2025 with 66 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1939, 5,014 American babies have been named Keren. Its peak came in 2019, when 189 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Keren stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Keren?

The median living Keren is about 19 years old; half are between 10 and 34. An estimated 4,900 people named Keren are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Keren year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 66 #2,632
2024 87 #2,186
2023 101 #1,954
2022 92 #2,098
2021 132 #1,595
2020 184 #1,240
2019 189 #1,240
2018 128 #1,653
2017 105 #1,925
2016 133 #1,641
2015 121 #1,736
2014 113 #1,809
2013 113 #1,812
2012 122 #1,711
2011 141 #1,560
2010 136 #1,599
2009 134 #1,669
2008 157 #1,491
2007 121 #1,776
2006 124 #1,696
2005 102 #1,899
2004 105 #1,815
2003 120 #1,608
2002 97 #1,848
2001 94 #1,867
2000 100 #1,751
1995 63 #2,140
1990 62 #2,114
1985 44 #2,299
1980 39 #2,461
1975 43 #2,036
1970 24 #2,891
1965 17 #3,103
1960 7 #5,428
1955 10 #3,921
1950 6 #5,008
1945 10 #3,018
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
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Famous people named Keren

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Keren Ann Keren Ann French singer b. 1974 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Keren, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Keren?

The median living Keren is about 19 years old. Half of all living Kerens are between 10 and 34 years old.

How many people named Keren are alive today?

An estimated 4,900 people named Keren are alive in the United States, based on 5,014 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Keren in 2025?

Keren ranked #2,632 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 66 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Keren?

5,014 babies have been named Keren in the United States since 1939, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Keren most popular?

Keren peaked in 2019, when 189 newborns received the name.

Is Keren a boy or girl name?

Keren is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Keren rising or falling?

Keren is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Keren become more popular?

Keren is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 45 girls named Keren in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Keren?

Well-known people named Keren include Keren Ann (musician).

Names like Keren

Names that sound and feel close to Keren: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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