Baby name
STABLE
🇦🇺 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Karen
/KAIR · en/
Meaning
“Pure, simple elegance”
Scandinavian form of Katherine from Greek 'katharos' meaning pure, simple elegance.
Nicknames
kare · kari · karen
Vibe
strongtimeless
How it ages.
1950s-1980s US peak; now reads distinctly boomer-era; rapid decline and minimal revival signals.
The cultural moment.
US peaked 1960s-1980s then sharp decline; Australia and Canada similar; Scandinavia maintaining baseline.