Girls' name · since 1982
Carlea
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 312 babies named Carlea, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 312
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
312 girls have been named Carlea since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Carlea recorded 312 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2021.
- #15,558 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 312 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlea ranks #15,558 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 312 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 312
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Carlea's 312 recorded births place it above 78.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carlea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carlea's full recorded timeline at 2001, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carlea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2021
- Peak year (1996)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Carlea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (115 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Carlea's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Carlea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
115 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 115 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carlea's data
- Carlea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carlea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1982–2021 (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 Carlea 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.