Karlene

Girl name

Karlene has been given to 4,167 babies in the U.S. since 1913. It peaked in 1959.

Meaning & origin /kɑɹˈlin/

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

4,167

Peak year

1959 (104 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1913

10-year trend

New / returning

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Karlene.

4,169 babies since 1897

4,158 babies since 1894

4,177 babies since 1942

4,146 babies since 1940

4,204 babies since 1936

4,124 babies since 1946

4,212 babies since 1935

4,121 babies since 1888

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