Recorded 1930–1951 Girls' name Peak 1936 32 births

Carleene — girls' name

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.

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1930s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Carleene was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

6 babies were named Carleene in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carleene

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Carleene between 1930 and 1951, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carleene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carleene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Carleene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carleene 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 32 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.

Carleene at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

32

Since 1930

22 years of records

Peak year

1936

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1930

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1951

Carleene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1930

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1936)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 195119501947194619361930 5

Carleene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
11 births that decade — 34% of Carleene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carleene?
32 babies have been named Carleene since 1930. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1936 with 6 births.
When was Carleene most popular?
Carleene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Carleene been used?
Carleene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 22 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Carleene?
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, 1930–1951 (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.