Is Karlene a boy or girl name?
Karlene was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,167 US babies named Karlene were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,733
- Babies named Karlene since 1913
- 4,167
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 104 babies
Boys and girls named Karlene, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 87 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 408 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 741 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 853 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 798 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 372 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 344 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 255 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 176 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 38 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,733 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,681 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,467 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,828 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,226 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,734 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,847 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,537 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,304 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,580 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,910 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,733 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,159 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,739 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,070 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,220 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,227 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,309 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,516 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,456 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,047 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,353 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,229 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,023 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,315 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,917 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,533 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,452 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,742 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,742 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,480 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,674 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,633 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,825 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,568 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,593 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,512 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,883 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,492 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,794 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,509 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,558 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,595 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,820 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,581 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,625 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,215 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,977 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,474 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,152 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,673 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,666 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,639 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,381 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,263 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,246 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,295 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,222 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,160 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,092 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,123 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,120 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,050 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,054 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,069 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,121 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,148 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,160 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,021 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,069 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,054 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,067 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 82 | #997 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 85 | #942 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 92 | #927 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 84 | #915 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 60 | #997 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 70 | #921 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 72 | #917 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 79 | #869 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,009 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 64 | #898 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 76 | #786 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 58 | #940 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 65 | #857 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 56 | #916 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,213 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,225 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,342 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,545 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,832 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,774 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,655 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,329 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,720 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,406 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,390 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,064 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,797 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,399 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,845 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,661 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,521 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,562 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,616 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,432 |
Highest rank
Karlene has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #786 in 1939. 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 Karlene
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.