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Keren

Girl

Meaning of Keren: Hebrew: 'horn' or 'ray of light'

Keren is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2527th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2527

66 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,014

First recorded 1939 · peak 2019

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 44 babies1982: 43 babies1983: 44 babies1984: 45 babies1985: 44 babies1986: 55 babies1987: 51 babies1988: 50 babies1989: 55 babies1990: 62 babies19901991: 64 babies1992: 64 babies1993: 67 babies1994: 62 babies1995: 63 babies1996: 76 babies1997: 65 babies1998: 84 babies1999: 78 babies2000: 100 babies20002001: 94 babies2002: 97 babies2003: 120 babies2004: 105 babies2005: 102 babies2006: 124 babies2007: 121 babies2008: 157 babies2009: 134 babies2010: 136 babies20102011: 141 babies2012: 122 babies2013: 113 babies2014: 113 babies2015: 121 babies2016: 133 babies2017: 105 babies2018: 128 babies2019: 189 babies2020: 184 babies20202021: 132 babies2022: 92 babies2023: 101 babies2024: 87 babies2025: 66 babies
US babies named Keren per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 189.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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