How Many People Are Named Karlene?
An estimated 2,864 people in the United States have the first name Karlene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Karlene peaked in popularity in 1959 with 104 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karlene 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 Karlene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,864
About 1 in 119,677 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1959
104 births
Total Registered
4,167
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karlene
Karlene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,167 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Karlene as a female name
Ranked #12,733 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (104 births)
Karlene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karlene span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 853 babies were registered. Karlene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karlene by Decade
How has Karlene 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.
Karlene by State
Birth registrations for Karlene span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in Oregon, Oklahoma, Florida. On average, about 64 Karlenes were registered per state.
Karlene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karlene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karlene
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karlene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karlene?
We estimate approximately 2,864 people named Karlene 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 119,677 Americans share this first name.
Is Karlene a common name?
Karlene is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,167 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karlene most popular?
Karlene reached peak popularity in 1959, when 104 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karlene is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karlene a female name?
Karlene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karlene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karlene Smith, Karlene Johnson, Karlene 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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