Girls' name · since 1937
Carreen
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 72 babies named Carreen, peaking in 1937. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,761 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1937
- 1960s
- peak decade
72 girls have been named Carreen since 1937, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carreen has been recorded 72 times among girls since 1937, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1975.
- #30,761 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 72 born since 1937
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carreen ranks #30,761 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1937, peaking in the 1960s.
- #30,761 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1937
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carreen's 72 recorded births place it above 57.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carreen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carreen's full recorded timeline at 1963, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1937 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carreen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1975
- Peak year (1937)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Carreen by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (34 births, 47% of the file).
1960s was Carreen's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Carreen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1940s
1940s
14 births
- 1960s
1960s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 34 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Carreen's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 1970s (16) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Carreen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1937–1975 (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 Carreen 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.