How Many People Are Named Carlena?
An estimated 1,101 people in the United States have the first name Carlena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Carlena peaked in popularity in 1975 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlena 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 Carlena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,101
About 1 in 311,312 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1975
42 births
Total Registered
1,418
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlena
Carlena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,418 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carlena as a female name
Ranked #11,276 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (42 births)
Carlena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlena span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 227 babies were registered. Carlena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carlena by Decade
How has Carlena 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.
Carlena by State
Birth registrations for Carlena span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Alabama, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, Alabama, California. On average, about 10 Carlenas were registered per state.
Carlena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Carlena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlena?
We estimate approximately 1,101 people named Carlena 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 311,312 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlena a common name?
Carlena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,418 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlena most popular?
Carlena reached peak popularity in 1975, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlena is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlena a female name?
Carlena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlena Smith, Carlena Johnson, Carlena 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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