Girls' name · since 1914
Karleen
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 2,766 babies named Karleen, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,787 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,766
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Karleen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,766 have been recorded since 1914.
Karleen has 2,766 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2024.
- #3,787 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,766 born since 1914
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karleen ranks #3,787 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,766 born since 1914, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,787 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,766
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Karleen's 2,766 recorded births place it above 94.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Karleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karleen's full recorded timeline at 1967, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 74 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2024
- Peak year (1964)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Karleen by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (538 births, 19% of the file).
1950s was Karleen's strongest decade.
538 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Karleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s 102
1920s
102 births
- 1930s
1930s
262 births
- 1940s
1940s
483 births
- 1950s
1950s
538 births
- 1960s
1960s
521 births
- 1970s
1970s
277 births
- 1980s 204
1980s
204 births
- 1990s 186
1990s
186 births
- 2000s 93
2000s
93 births
- 2010s 58
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 538 births (19% of all-time use).
How Karleen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Karleen's total volume
Karleen by state
Where Karleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 143 | 5.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 78 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 48 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 47 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 22 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 19 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Washington | | 15 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Utah | | 6 | 0.2% |
143 of 2,766 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Karleen appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karleen's data
- Karleen's decade-level peak was the 1950s (538 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Karleens (143 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1914–2024 (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 Karleen 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.