Carlene Girl
How popular is Carlene?
#14,938 girl name in 2025
5 baby girls were named Carlene in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
10,299living people named Carlene (est.)
67median age of people named Carlene
15,225babies named Carlene since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Carlene popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #14,938 for girls (▼ 6500 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-71% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,974 in 2015, #8,401 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1955 (370 girls) |
| Highest rank | #378 in 1936 |
| First recorded | 1895 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Carlene counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Caroline family of names ranked #107 for girls in 2025 (#102 the year before), with 3,137 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | 2,646 | 84% |
| Carolyn | 185 | 6% |
| Karoline | 119 | 4% |
| Carolynn | 45 | 1% |
| Caraline | 15 | 0% |
| Karolyn | 18 | 1% |
| Karaline | 14 | 0% |
| Karlyn | 17 | 1% |
| Carlyn | 12 | 0% |
| Carlynn | 5 | 0% |
| Carolyne | 9 | 0% |
| Karalynn | 7 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Carlene by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,592 |
| 1900s | 40 | #1,135 |
| 1910s | 305 | #984 |
| 1920s | 839 | #578 |
| 1930s | 2,273 | #378 |
| 1940s | 3,026 | #380 |
| 1950s | 3,302 | #443 |
| 1960s | 2,389 | #545 |
| 1970s | 1,027 | #884 |
| 1980s | 788 | #1,299 |
| 1990s | 582 | #1,650 |
| 2000s | 406 | #2,012 |
| 2010s | 183 | #5,726 |
| 2020s | 60 | #7,276 |
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Questions
- Is Carlene a boy or girl name?
- Carlene is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Carlene were girls.
- How popular is the name Carlene?
- 5 baby girls were named Carlene in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
- When was Carlene most popular?
- Carlene peaked in 1955, when 370 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #378 in 1936.
- How many people are named Carlene?
- 15,225 babies have been named Carlene in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,299 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 67.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.