How Many People Are Named Karleen?
An estimated 1,865 people in the United States have the first name Karleen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Karleen peaked in popularity in 1964 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karleen 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 Karleen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,865
About 1 in 183,782 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1964
74 births
Total Registered
2,766
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karleen
Karleen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,766 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Karleen as a female name
Ranked #16,386 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1964 (74 births)
Karleen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karleen span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 538 babies were registered. Karleen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karleen by Decade
How has Karleen 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.
Karleen by State
Birth registrations for Karleen span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Minnesota. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Ohio, Louisiana. On average, about 36 Karleens were registered per state.
Karleen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karleen
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karleen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karleen?
We estimate approximately 1,865 people named Karleen 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 183,782 Americans share this first name.
Is Karleen a common name?
Karleen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,766 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karleen most popular?
Karleen reached peak popularity in 1964, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karleen is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karleen a female name?
Karleen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karleen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karleen Smith, Karleen Johnson, Karleen 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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