Carleen
Girl name · German · Irish · Old English · Scandinavian
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #650 in 1949
0 babies were named Carleen in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1908–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryCarleen first shows up in US birth records in 1908, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 117 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1949, when it reached #650.
About the name Carleen
Carleen is a girl name of German, Irish and Old English origin. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-een”. US birth records list Carleen for girls from 1908 to 2022, in 111 of those 115 years. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked #650 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2022, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:German namesIrish namesOld English namesScandinavian names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 16 | 61,920 girls |
| 1910s | 12 | 86,133 girls |
| 1920s | 25 | 40,274 girls |
| 1930s | 60 | 16,708 girls |
| 1940s | 73 | 13,716 girls |
| 1950s | 78 | 12,824 girls |
| 1960s | 73 | 13,755 girls |
| 1970s | 48 | 20,683 girls |
| 1980s | 26 | 39,170 girls |
| 1990s | 20 | 48,852 girls |
| 2000s | 8.6 | 116,822 girls |
| 2010s | 4.5 | 222,222 girls |
| 2020s | 2.9 | 348,837 girls |
Other spellings of Carleen
More German girl names
- Girl name: Charlotte · free
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- Unisex name: Avery · elf counsel
- Girl name: Emilia · rival, striving
- Girl name: Eloise · possibly healthy, wide
Questions about the name Carleen
What is the origin of the name Carleen?
Carleen has German, Irish, Old English, Scandinavian roots in our records. Other German names include Charlotte, Emma, Amelia.
Is Carleen a boy or girl name?
Carleen is a girl name.
How popular is the name Carleen?
Carleen is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2022. It peaked at #650 in 1949.