Girls' name · since 1910
Carlean
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 608 babies named Carlean, peaking in 1952. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,456 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 608
- born since 1910
- 1930s
- peak decade
Carlean is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 608 have been recorded since 1910.
Carlean has 608 recorded births among girls since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1976.
- #10,456 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 608 born since 1910
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlean ranks #10,456 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 608 born since 1910, peaking in the 1930s.
- #10,456 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 608
- born since 1910
- 1930s
- peak decade
Carlean's 608 recorded births place it above 85.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Carlean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carlean splits its recorded history at 1943: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1952 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carlean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1976
- Peak year (1952)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Carlean by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (122 births, 20% of the file).
1930s was Carlean's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Carlean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
49 births
- 1920s
1920s
95 births
- 1930s
1930s
122 births
- 1940s
1940s
121 births
- 1950s
1950s
122 births
- 1960s
1960s
78 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 122 births (20% of all-time use).
How Carlean compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Carlean's total volume
Carlean by state
Where Carlean concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 21 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 11 | 1.8% |
21 of 608 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Carlean's decade-level peak was the 1930s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Carleans (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
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 Carlean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1910–1976 (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 Carlean 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.