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Keren

girl name
Origin
Hebrew
Syllables
2
Peak era
2000s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“Hebrew, meaning 'horn', from Keren-happuch, a daughter of Job”

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Keren peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

4,724 people · the #2,848 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 43,478 · median age 19

1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Keren living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 280 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Keren

Most people given the name Keren in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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