Feminine dossier · first seen 1913

Karlene

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1959

Peak era

1959

Peak births

104

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Boomer

1913Peak 19592025

Quick answers about Karlene

An estimated 3,061 living Americans are named Karlene.

Karlene fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Karlene is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 44 and 72 years old.

Not especially. Karlene has been declining since its 1959 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1959

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

4,167

Karlene last appeared in SSA records in 2024. Across its recorded history, about 4,167 American girls received the name.

Karlene peaked in 1959, when 104 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 4,167 Americans named Karlene since 1913.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1959

Living profile

3,061

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age62

Core range44–72

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.