Carlena
Carlena is a feminine given name. Notable people with this name include the following:Carlena Williams, American vocalist Olivia Carlena Cole, known as Olivia Cole, American actress
Meaning & Origin of Carlena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carlena is a feminine given name. Notable people with this name include the following:Carlena Williams, American vocalist Olivia Carlena Cole, known as Olivia Cole, American actress
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The Story of Carlena
Carlena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1910, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 42 Carlenas were born — ranking #2,060 that year. As of 2026, Carlena ranks #11,069 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Carlenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Carlena
Carlena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Carlena's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #2,060. Use the chart and map above to compare Carlena'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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