Girls' name · since 1930
Carleene
32 babies named Carleene in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #40,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1930
- 1930s
- peak decade
Carleene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 32 have been recorded since 1930.
Social Security Administration records show Carleene recorded 32 times among girls since 1930, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 1951.
- #40,126 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 1930
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carleene ranks #40,126 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1930, peaking in the 1930s.
- #40,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1930
- 1930s
- peak decade
Carleene's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carleene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carleene's SSA record in two at 1947 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1936 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carleene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1951
- Peak year (1936)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Carleene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (11 births, 34% of the file).
1930s was Carleene's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Carleene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 11 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Carleene's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1950s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Carleene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1930–1951 (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 Carleene 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.