How Many People Are Named Carlene?
An estimated 8,919 people in the United States have the first name Carlene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Carlene peaked in popularity in 1955 with 370 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlene 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 Carlene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,919
About 1 in 38,430 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1955
370 births
Total Registered
15,219
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlene
Carlene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,219 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carlene as a female name
Ranked #8,520 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1955 (370 births)
Carlene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlene span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 3,302 babies were registered. Carlene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carlene by Decade
How has Carlene 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.
Carlene by State
Birth registrations for Carlene span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in South Dakota, Wyoming, New Mexico. On average, about 218 Carlenes were registered per state.
Carlene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carlene
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Carlene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlene?
We estimate approximately 8,919 people named Carlene 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 38,430 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlene a common name?
Carlene is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,219 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlene most popular?
Carlene reached peak popularity in 1955, when 370 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlene is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlene a female name?
Carlene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlene Smith, Carlene Johnson, Carlene 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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