Recorded 1915–1986 Girls' name Peak 1924 50 births

Carene — girls' name

50 babies named Carene in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s131930s51950s121960s51970s51980s5
1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Carene was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

7 babies were named Carene in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carene

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Carene between 1915 and 1986, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Carene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carene 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 50 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.

Carene at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

50

Since 1915

72 years of records

Peak year

1924

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1915

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 1986

Carene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1915

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1924)
7
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198619771961195719541930192419211915 5

Carene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
13 births that decade — 26% of Carene's all-time total
1910s51920s131930s51950s121960s51970s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carene?
50 babies have been named Carene since 1915. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1924 with 7 births.
When was Carene most popular?
Carene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Carene been used?
Carene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 72 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Carene?
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, 1915–1986 (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.