Girls' name · since 2008
Caralena
Caralena has 49 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,188 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
49 girls have been named Caralena since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Caralena recorded 49 times among girls since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2024.
- #35,188 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 49 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caralena ranks #35,188 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #35,188 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caralena's 49 recorded births place it above 51.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caralena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caralena's full recorded timeline at 2015, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caralena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Caralena by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (26 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Caralena's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Caralena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Caralena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Caralena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2008–2024 (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 Caralena 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.