How Many People Are Named Carlen?
An estimated 474 people in the United States have the first name Carlen. It is used for both genders, with 82.2% female. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Carlen peaked in popularity in 1971 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlen 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 Carlen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
474
About 1 in 723,110 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
82.2% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1971
23 births
Total Registered
567
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlen
Carlen is predominantly female (82.2%), though 101 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Carlen as a male name
Ranked #8,402 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (9 births)
Carlen as a female name
Ranked #15,340 in 2012
6 female births in 2012
Peak: 1971 (18 births)
Carlen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlen span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 118 babies were registered. Carlen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carlen by Decade
How has Carlen 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.
Carlen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carlen
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Carlen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlen?
We estimate approximately 474 people named Carlen 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 723,110 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlen a common name?
Carlen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 567 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlen most popular?
Carlen reached peak popularity in 1971, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlen is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlen a female name?
Carlen is predominantly female. 82.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlen Smith, Carlen Johnson, Carlen 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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