Carlene
Carlene was the 15373rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 378th; the most babies were born in 1955 (370). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,334 places. More babies were named Carlene in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #15,373 girls, down 6,874 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1955370 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,225babies recorded
Carlene popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,373 | 5 |
| 2020 | #8,499 | 12 |
| 2010 | #6,223 | 21 |
| 2000 | #2,017 | 82 |
| 1990 | #1,798 | 80 |
| 1980 | #1,301 | 98 |
| 1970 | #885 | 150 |
| 1960 | #545 | 317 |
| 1950 | #444 | 330 |
| 1940 | #395 | 294 |
| 1930 | #594 | 134 |
| 1920 | #905 | 65 |
| 1910 | #1,650 | 9 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Carlene, counting every spelling?
Carlene is a spelling of Carlynn, a name family that had 45 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 45 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlynn | 5 | #15,375 | 55 |
| Karlyn | 17 | #6,679 | 55 |
| Carlyn | 12 | #8,462 | 54 |
| Carlene | 5 | #15,373 | 48 |
| Karlene | — | — | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Carlene?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Carlene (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Carlene born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Carlene.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Carlene?
About 9,900 people born in the US named Carlene are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 53 and 76. That makes Carlene a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Carlene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carlene, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Carlene
How popular is the name Carlene?
Carlene was the 15373rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 378th; the most babies were born in 1955 (370). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,334 places. More babies were named Carlene in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Carlene a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Carlene in the US.