Recorded 1976–2021 Girls' name Peak 1981 110 births

Carleena — girls' name

110 babies named Carleena in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s291990s392000s122010s102020s5
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Carleena was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

7 babies were named Carleena in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carleena

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Carleena between 1976 and 2021, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carleena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carleena performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Carleena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carleena 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 110 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.

Carleena at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

110

Since 1976

46 years of records

Peak year

1981

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1976

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2021

Carleena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1976

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1981)
7
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Carleena by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
39 births that decade — 35% of Carleena's all-time total
1970s151980s291990s392000s122010s102020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carleena?
110 babies have been named Carleena since 1976. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1981 with 7 births.
When was Carleena most popular?
Carleena was most popular in the 1990s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Carleena been used?
Carleena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 46 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Carleena?
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, 1976–2021 (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.