Is Carlene a boy or girl name?
Carlene is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 0 boys were named Carlene, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 15,219 US babies named Carlene were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,520
- Babies named Carlene since 1895
- 15,219
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 370 babies
Boys and girls named Carlene, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 40 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 305 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 839 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,273 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,025 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,302 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,389 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,027 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 788 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 582 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 406 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 183 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 55 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,520 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,386 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,345 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,445 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,493 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,816 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,064 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,160 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,710 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,038 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,503 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,791 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,204 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,769 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,223 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,592 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,473 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,712 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,178 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,817 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,186 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,673 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,823 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,931 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,017 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,747 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,129 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,380 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,564 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,251 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,128 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,885 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,012 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,661 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,798 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,788 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,952 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,815 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,658 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,564 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,461 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,426 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,337 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,407 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,301 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,397 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,490 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,500 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,299 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,292 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,084 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,075 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,022 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 141 | #919 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 150 | #885 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 189 | #738 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 152 | #824 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 180 | #731 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 205 | #681 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 239 | #632 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 267 | #612 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 262 | #622 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 277 | #600 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 301 | #578 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 317 | #545 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 333 | #531 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 355 | #513 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 342 | #515 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 301 | #541 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 370 | #473 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 302 | #511 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 339 | #460 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 340 | #459 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 290 | #484 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 330 | #444 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 298 | #465 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 316 | #449 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 353 | #435 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 315 | #436 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 257 | #443 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 270 | #437 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 308 | #417 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 293 | #419 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 321 | #380 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 294 | #395 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 294 | #384 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 277 | #400 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 254 | #405 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 285 | #378 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 234 | #424 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 256 | #409 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 208 | #453 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 175 | #499 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 156 | #527 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 134 | #594 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 140 | #578 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 119 | #645 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 92 | #748 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 101 | #722 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 67 | #907 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 79 | #846 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 64 | #914 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 58 | #980 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,017 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 65 | #905 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 53 | #987 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,063 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,056 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,171 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,025 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,153 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,411 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,488 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,315 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,650 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,489 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,146 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,117 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,433 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,925 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,629 |
Highest rank
Carlene has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #378 in 1936. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carlene
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.