Recorded 1936–1993 Girls' name Peak 1962 213 births

Careen — girls' name

213 babies named Careen in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s111940s171950s231960s631970s631980s251990s11
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Careen was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

10 babies were named Careen in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Careen

The Social Security Administration has registered 213 babies named Careen between 1936 and 1993, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Careen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Careen performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Careen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Careen 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 213 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.

Careen at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

213

Since 1936

58 years of records

Peak year

1962

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1936

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1993

Careen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1936

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1962)
10
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
4681012 19931980197519691964195819401936 5

Careen by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
63 births that decade — 30% of Careen's all-time total
1930s111940s171950s231960s631970s631980s251990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Careen?
213 babies have been named Careen since 1936. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1962 with 10 births.
When was Careen most popular?
Careen was most popular in the 1960s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Careen been used?
Careen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 58 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Careen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, 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, 1936–1993 (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.