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.
30% of everyone ever named Careen was born in this single decade.
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 1993Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Careen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1936
- Peak year (1962)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1993.
213 total births across 58 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1962 with 10 births in a single year.
Careen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 63 births that decade — 30% of Careen's all-time total
Careen decade highlights
- Peak decade 63 births
- Runner-up 63 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Careen's strongest decade
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 30% of all-time use.
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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.