Karena
Karena is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Karena Chapman, Australian chemist Karena Evans, Canadian music video director and actress Karena Johnson, British theatrical director and producer Karena Bacchus, Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter Karena Lam, Taiwanese-Canadian, actress and singer Karena Ng, Hong Kong actress and model. Karena Richardson, British figure…
Meaning & Origin of Karena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karena is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Karena Chapman, Australian chemist Karena Evans, Canadian music video director and actress Karena Johnson, British theatrical director and producer Karena Bacchus, Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter Karena Lam, Taiwanese-Canadian, actress and singer Karena Ng, Hong Kong actress and model. Karena Richardson, British figure…
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The Story of Karena
Karena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1946, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1974, when 114 Karenas were born — ranking #1,042 that year. As of 2026, Karena ranks #9,377 for baby girls with 8 births, falling sharply (-51%). In total, more than 4K Karenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Karena
Karena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Karena's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #1,042. Use the chart and map above to compare Karena's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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