Behind the Name,KAREN

"What is in a name? A rose by another name is still a rose."

Origin and Meaning of the Name Karen

The girl's name Karen is pronounced KARE-en. It is of Danish origin. Short form of Katherine (Greek) "pure."

Karen is a very popular female first name, ranking 13 out of 4275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Karen is a well-used surname, ranking 35496 out of 88799 for people of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
Displayed below is the popularity trend for the girl's name Karen as a birth name for newborn babies.