Recorded 1937–1994 Girls' name Peak 1957 65 births

Calene — girls' name

65 babies named Calene in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51950s321960s111970s51990s12
1950s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Calene was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

8 babies were named Calene in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calene

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Calene between 1937 and 1994, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Calene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calene performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Calene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 65 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Calene at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

65

Since 1937

58 years of records

Peak year

1957

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1937

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1994

Calene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1937

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1957)
8
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
456789 19941993197619691961195919571955195319511937 5

Calene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
32 births that decade — 49% of Calene's all-time total
1930s51950s321960s111970s51990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calene?
65 babies have been named Calene since 1937. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1957 with 8 births.
When was Calene most popular?
Calene was most popular in the 1950s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Calene been used?
Calene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 58 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Calene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Callie, Cali, Calista, Caleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1937–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.