Carlene is an established variant of Caroline that peaked in 1955 and has since faded.
Carlene is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #15,373 for girl births in the United States (and #25,478 across all names), given to 5 babies. Carlene was first reported in SSA data in 1895 and peaked in 1955 (370 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #15,373 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | #8,551 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #12,399 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #7,347 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #10,454 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #8,499 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #7,819 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | #6,065 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | #7,163 |
| 2016 | 18 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | #7,039 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #6,505 |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | #6,792 |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | #7,205 |
| 2011 | 23 | 23 | #5,772 |
| 2010 | 21 | 21 | #6,223 |
| 2009 | 32 | 32 | #4,592 |
| 2008 | 34 | 34 | #4,474 |
| 2007 | 31 | 31 | #4,712 |
| 2006 | 35 | 35 | #4,178 |
| 2005 | 38 | 38 | #3,817 |
| 2004 | 33 | 33 | #4,187 |
| 2003 | 38 | 38 | #3,673 |
| 2002 | 34 | 34 | #3,824 |
| 2001 | 49 | 49 | #2,931 |
| 2000 | 82 | 82 | #2,017 |
| 1999 | 23 | 23 | #4,747 |
| 1998 | 40 | 40 | #3,129 |
| 1997 | 34 | — | #3,380 |
| 1996 | 49 | — | #2,564 |
| 1995 | 59 | — | #2,251 |
| 1994 | 64 | — | #2,128 |
| 1993 | 75 | — | #1,886 |
| 1992 | 68 | — | #2,013 |
| 1991 | 90 | — | #1,661 |
| 1990 | 80 | — | #1,798 |
| 1989 | 75 | — | #1,788 |
| 1988 | 62 | — | #1,953 |
| 1987 | 64 | — | #1,816 |
| 1986 | 71 | — | #1,658 |
| 1985 | 77 | — | #1,564 |
| 1984 | 79 | — | #1,461 |
| 1983 | 82 | — | #1,426 |
| 1982 | 93 | — | #1,337 |
| 1981 | 87 | — | #1,407 |
| 1980 | 98 | — | #1,301 |
| 1979 | 88 | — | #1,397 |
| 1978 | 76 | — | #1,490 |
| 1977 | 73 | — | #1,500 |
| 1976 | 84 | — | #1,299 |
| 1975 | 86 | — | #1,292 |
| 1974 | 108 | — | #1,084 |
| 1973 | 107 | — | #1,075 |
| 1972 | 114 | — | #1,022 |
| 1971 | 141 | — | #919 |
| 1970 | 150 | — | #885 |
| 1969 | 189 | — | #737 |
| 1968 | 152 | — | #824 |
| 1967 | 180 | — | #731 |
| 1966 | 205 | — | #680 |
| 1965 | 239 | — | #632 |
| 1964 | 267 | — | #612 |
| 1963 | 262 | — | #622 |
| 1962 | 276 | — | #601 |
| 1961 | 302 | — | #577 |
| 1960 | 317 | — | #545 |
| 1959 | 333 | — | #531 |
| 1958 | 355 | — | #513 |
| 1957 | 342 | — | #515 |
| 1956 | 301 | — | #541 |
| 1955 | 370 | — | #473 |
| 1954 | 302 | — | #511 |
| 1953 | 339 | — | #460 |
| 1952 | 340 | — | #459 |
| 1951 | 290 | — | #484 |
| 1950 | 330 | — | #444 |
| 1949 | 298 | — | #465 |
| 1948 | 316 | — | #449 |
| 1947 | 353 | — | #435 |
| 1946 | 315 | — | #436 |
| 1945 | 257 | — | #443 |
| 1944 | 270 | — | #437 |
| 1943 | 309 | — | #415 |
| 1942 | 293 | — | #419 |
| 1941 | 321 | — | #380 |
| 1940 | 294 | — | #395 |
| 1939 | 294 | — | #384 |
| 1938 | 277 | — | #400 |
| 1937 | 254 | — | #405 |
| 1936 | 285 | — | #378 |
| 1935 | 234 | — | #424 |
| 1934 | 256 | — | #409 |
| 1933 | 208 | — | #453 |
| 1932 | 175 | — | #499 |
| 1931 | 156 | — | #527 |
| 1930 | 134 | — | #594 |
| 1929 | 140 | — | #578 |
| 1928 | 119 | — | #645 |
| 1927 | 92 | — | #748 |
| 1926 | 101 | — | #722 |
| 1925 | 67 | — | #907 |
| 1924 | 79 | — | #846 |
| 1923 | 64 | — | #914 |
| 1922 | 58 | — | #980 |
| 1921 | 54 | — | #1,017 |
| 1920 | 65 | — | #905 |
| 1919 | 53 | — | #987 |
| 1918 | 47 | — | #1,063 |
| 1917 | 45 | — | #1,056 |
| 1916 | 37 | — | #1,171 |
| 1915 | 42 | — | #1,025 |
| 1914 | 28 | — | #1,153 |
| 1913 | 17 | — | #1,411 |
| 1912 | 14 | — | #1,488 |
| 1911 | 13 | — | #1,315 |
| 1910 | 9 | — | #1,650 |
| 1909 | 9 | — | #1,489 |
| 1908 | 13 | — | #1,146 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #2,117 |
| 1906 | 8 | — | #1,433 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | #1,925 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | #1,629 |