Caren

Where Caren comes from

The dictionaries list Caren as a given name — a female given name from Ancient Greek, a less common spelling of Karen — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • Ancient Greek
Along the way
  1. 1925
    First appearance
    #4,973 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1957
    Peak, #485
    387 babies named Caren — more than any year before or since.
  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.