Caren

Where Caren comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Caren.

  • Ancient Greek
Caren through the years
  1. 1925
    First appearance
    #4,973 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1957
    Peak, #485
    387 babies named Caren, the most in any year.
  3. 1963
    Caren Metschuck born
    East German swimmer
  4. 1969
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #783.
  5. 1990
    Caren Pistorius born
    South African actor
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek, a less common spelling of Karen.
Namesakes
  • Caren Metschuck · East German swimmer, born 1963
  • Caren Pistorius · South African actor, born 1990
  • Caren Marsh Doll · American actress and dancer, born 1919
  • Caren Jungjohann · field hockey player, born 1967
  • Caren Kemner · former American volleyball player and current coach, born 1965

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.