Recorded 1982–2021 Girls' name Peak 1996 311 births

Carlea — girls' name

311 babies named Carlea in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s301990s1152000s1042010s552020s7
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Carlea was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

19 babies were named Carlea in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carlea

The Social Security Administration has registered 311 babies named Carlea between 1982 and 2021, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carlea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carlea performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Carlea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carlea 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 311 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.

Carlea at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

311

Since 1982

40 years of records

Peak year

1996

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1982

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2021

Carlea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1982

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1996)
19
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 20212012200720021997199219871982 5

Carlea by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
115 births that decade — 37% of Carlea's all-time total
1980s301990s1152000s1042010s552020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carlea?
311 babies have been named Carlea since 1982. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1996 with 19 births.
When was Carlea most popular?
Carlea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Carlea been used?
Carlea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 40 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Carlea?
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, 1982–2021 (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.