How Many People Are Named Carlean?
An estimated 244 people in the United States have the first name Carlean. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Carlean peaked in popularity in 1952 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlean 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 Carlean paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Carlean is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
244
About 1 in 1,404,731 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1952
21 births
Total Registered
608
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlean
Carlean is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 608 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carlean as a female name
Ranked #8,295 in 1976
6 female births in 1976
Peak: 1952 (21 births)
Carlean: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlean span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 122 babies were registered. Carlean has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carlean by Decade
How has Carlean 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.
Carlean by State
Carlean + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlean as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carlean
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Carlean: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlean?
We estimate approximately 244 people named Carlean 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 1,404,731 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlean a common name?
Carlean is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 608 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlean most popular?
Carlean reached peak popularity in 1952, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlean is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlean a female name?
Carlean is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlean Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlean Smith, Carlean Johnson, Carlean 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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