Carleen vs Carolyn

Side-by-side comparison of Carleen and Carolyn — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Carleen

Girl name

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Name B

Carolyn

Girl name · Rank #1161

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Metric Carleen Carolyn
Current Rank Unranked #1161
Total Births (all years) 6,744 556,593
Peak Year 1961 1947
Peak Year Births 168 20,741
Peak Decade 1950ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1908 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carleen Carolyn
1880ss — 856
1890ss — 1,401
1900ss 11 2,009
1910ss 111 8,940
1920ss 294 22,776
1930ss 637 69,525
1940ss 1,055 181,855
1950ss 1,498 124,067
1960ss 1,329 75,267
1970ss 752 27,048
1980ss 437 18,630
1990ss 370 12,885
2000ss 157 6,737
2010ss 79 3,481
2020ss 14 1,116

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carleen Carolyn
2014 11 375
2015 7 377
2016 7 352
2017 12 326
2018 6 313
2019 — 282
2020 9 270
2021 — 218
2022 5 194
2023 — 228
2024 — 206

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1908–2022.

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