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Carren

Feminine

1939high 1970
Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year
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Carren entered the US charts in 1939, peaked at #2311 in 1942, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Carren?

Carren first appears in US birth records in 1939 — 86 years ago. The typical Carren alive today was born around 1962, making them about 63 years old. About 300 people named Carren are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Carren most popular?

Carren peaked in 1942, reaching #2311 nationally. See the whole 1942 chart.

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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 1939–2025179017619391994

US babies named Carren per year from 1939 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#23111930s1990s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1939
Most girls named
197017 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#2311reached in 1942
Change vs 1991
+20.0%6 in 1994, from 5
Carren sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1970, with 17 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Carrens among us

300

people named Carren are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Carren sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

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Frequently asked

How many Carrens are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Carren are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Carren in 2025?
Carren is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
Will my child share the name Carren with classmates?
Carren will almost certainly be the only one in school.

More C names

The most-given names starting with C, all years combined.

Carol#2239 · Cynthia#1013 · Catherine#313 · Christine#1272 · Carolyn#1222 · Christina#770 · Charlotte#2 · Cheryl#4352

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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology

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