How Many People Are Named Careen?
An estimated 170 people in the United States have the first name Careen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Careen peaked in popularity in 1962 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Careen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Careen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
170
About 1 in 2,016,202 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1962
10 births
Total Registered
213
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Careen
Careen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 213 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Careen as a female name
Ranked #12,015 in 1993
6 female births in 1993
Peak: 1962 (10 births)
Careen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Careen span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 63 babies were registered. Careen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Careen by Decade
How has Careen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Careen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Careen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Careen
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Careen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Careen?
We estimate approximately 170 people named Careen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,016,202 Americans share this first name.
Is Careen a common name?
Careen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 213 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Careen most popular?
Careen reached peak popularity in 1962, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Careen is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Careen a female name?
Careen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Careen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Careen Smith, Careen Johnson, Careen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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