Feminine dossier · first seen 1913

Karlene

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

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1959

Peak rank proxy

104

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1913Peak 19592024

Peak year

1959

Decline from peak

93.3%

2024

All-time

4,167

Karlene is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1959, when 104 girls were named Karlene.

In 2024, only 7 girls were given the name.

All told, about 4,167 Americans have been named Karlene and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1913.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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