Recorded 1925–2017 Girls' name Peak 1998 329 births

Carena — girls' name

329 babies named Carena in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51960s51970s461980s711990s1112000s732010s18
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Carena was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

18 babies were named Carena in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carena

The Social Security Administration has registered 329 babies named Carena between 1925 and 2017, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carena performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Carena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carena 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 329 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.

Carena at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

329

Since 1925

93 years of records

Peak year

1998

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1925

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2017

Carena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1925

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1998)
18
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
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Carena by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
111 births that decade — 34% of Carena's all-time total
1920s51960s51970s461980s711990s1112000s732010s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carena?
329 babies have been named Carena since 1925. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1998 with 18 births.
When was Carena most popular?
Carena was most popular in the 1990s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Carena been used?
Carena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 93 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Carena?
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.

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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, 1925–2017 (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.