Carleen
Carleen is a female given name, a variant form of Caroline or Carolyn, and may also refer to one of the following
Meaning & Origin of Carleen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carleen is a female given name, a variant form of Caroline or Carolyn, and may also refer to one of the following
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The Story of Carleen
Carleen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1908, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 168 Carleens were born — ranking #808 that year. As of 2026, Carleen ranks #15,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7K Carleens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Carleen
Carleen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Carleen's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #808. Use the chart and map above to compare Carleen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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