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Keren

“Ray” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #2632 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Keren reached #1240 in 2019 and has eased to #2632 since. About 5,000 girls have carried it since 1939.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kerens

• Keren Ann — Israeli-Dutch singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and audio engineer
• Keren Peles — Israeli singer
• Keren Mor — Israeli actress and comedian
• Keren Woodward — British singer
• Keren Yedaya — Israeli film director and screenwriter

In stories & tradition

• Keren — Dream of the Red Chamber

What Kerens become

Among 91 notable people named Keren:

Entertainers appear 2.34× more often than among typical names — e.g. Keren Ann, Israeli-Dutch singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and audio engineer.

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