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Girl name

Carleen

/kɑˈɹlin/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2022

Carleen has been given to about 6,744 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/kɑˈɹlin/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,315
Median age today64 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Carleen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 168
  • Born in 20250
  • All time6,744

How popular is Carleen?

Its best year was 1961, when 168 babies were given the name, ranking 810th. The typical living American called Carleen is about 64 years old today.

Names that sound like Carleen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Arleen0.88
  2. Darleen0.88
  3. Marleen0.88
  4. Kayleen0.85
  5. Carmen0.80
  6. Charleen0.82
  7. Karen0.77
  8. Kathleen0.77

Middle names for Carleen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Carleen Anne0.85
  2. Carleen Rose0.81
  3. Carleen Marie0.81
  4. Carleen Grace0.81
  5. Carleen Eve0.81
  6. Carleen Jane0.81

Sibling names for Carleen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.86
  2. Laurelsister · 0.84
  3. Rudybrother · 0.83
  4. Ramonasister · 0.83
  5. Frankieeither · 0.81
  6. Tommybrother · 0.81

Where Carleen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Carleen White0.76
    2. Carleen Moore0.76
    3. Carleen Hill0.76
    4. Carleen Hall0.76
    5. Carleen Brown0.76
    6. Carleen Young0.73

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Carleen

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.