Feminine dossier · first seen 1910

Carlena

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Carlena
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1975

Peak era

1975

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1910Peak 19752024

Peak year

1975

Decline from peak

81%

2024

All-time

1,418

Carlena is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1975, when 42 girls were named Carlena.

In 2024, only 8 girls were given the name.

Down 81% from its peak.

All told, about 1,418 Americans have been named Carlena and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1910.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1975

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