Garlene — girls' name

What the Data Says About Garlene

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Garlene between 1936 and 1961, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Garlene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garlene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Garlene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garlene 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 71 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.