Girls' name · since 1948
Caleen
Caleen has 106 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,457 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
106 girls have been named Caleen since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caleen has been recorded 106 times among girls since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1994.
- #26,457 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caleen ranks #26,457 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #26,457 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Caleen's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caleen splits its recorded history at 1964: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1994
- Peak year (1969)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Caleen by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (40 births, 38% of the file).
1960s was Caleen's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Caleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
25 births
- 1960s
1960s
40 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 40 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Caleen's data
- Caleen's decade-level peak was the 1960s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1948–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caleen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.