Karen is a dominantly female name, but sometimes male name, in Croatia exclusively Croatian. It is one of the relatively rare names in Croatia, with about thirty namesakes living there.
The relative popularity of names Karen in Croatia
The name Karen was the most popular from years 1964 to 1976, when about 27% of the persons bearing this name were born. The peak year was 1976. It was the least popular from years 1951 to 1972.
Prevalence
Name Karen is present mainly in North-West Croatia. Most of the persons named Karen live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (less than ten), Rijeka (less than ten), Bjelovar (less than ten).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.