Recorded 1937–1975 Girls' name Peak 1937 72 births

Carreen — girls' name

72 babies named Carreen in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s81940s141960s341970s16
1960s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Carreen was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

8 babies were named Carreen in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carreen

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Carreen between 1937 and 1975, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carreen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carreen performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Carreen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carreen 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 72 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.

Carreen at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

72

Since 1937

39 years of records

Peak year

1937

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1937

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1975

Carreen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1937

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1937)
8
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
456789 19751974197019671966196319621960194119401937 8

Carreen by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
34 births that decade — 47% of Carreen's all-time total
1930s81940s141960s341970s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carreen?
72 babies have been named Carreen since 1937. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1937 with 8 births.
When was Carreen most popular?
Carreen was most popular in the 1960s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Carreen been used?
Carreen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 39 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Carreen?
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, 1937–1975 (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.