Karlene
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Germanic
Karlene is a girls' name of Germanic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Karlene mean?
Germanic: spelling of Carlene
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Meaning borrowed from Carlene. From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Karlene a girl's or a boy's name?
Karlene is a girls' name.
How popular is Karlene in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1959, with 104 girls. It first appears in the records in 1913.
Half of all the girls named Karlene in the US since 1880 were born between 1947 and 1974, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karlene in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5,373 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 28 | #4,317 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 32 | #3,500 |
| 1995 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1994 | 29 | #3,699 |
| 1993 | 44 | #2,720 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 31 | #3,437 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 43 | #2,613 |
| 1988 | 37 | #2,798 |
| 1987 | 25 | #3,521 |
| 1986 | 24 | #3,552 |
| 1985 | 39 | #2,483 |
| 1984 | 31 | #2,850 |
| 1983 | 37 | #2,474 |
| 1982 | 33 | #2,770 |
| 1981 | 38 | #2,488 |
| 1980 | 37 | #2,537 |
| 1979 | 22 | #3,541 |
| 1978 | 29 | #2,801 |
| 1977 | 33 | #2,557 |
| 1976 | 30 | #2,601 |
| 1975 | 38 | #2,196 |
| 1974 | 43 | #1,961 |
| 1973 | 30 | #2,455 |
| 1972 | 36 | #2,135 |
| 1971 | 55 | #1,665 |
| 1970 | 56 | #1,653 |
| 1969 | 54 | #1,635 |
| 1968 | 66 | #1,375 |
| 1967 | 73 | #1,255 |
| 1966 | 75 | #1,241 |
| 1965 | 70 | #1,292 |
| 1964 | 82 | #1,219 |
| 1963 | 89 | #1,158 |
| 1962 | 99 | #1,090 |
| 1961 | 96 | #1,122 |
| 1960 | 94 | #1,116 |
| 1959 | 104 | #1,046 |
| 1958 | 99 | #1,050 |
| 1957 | 95 | #1,066 |
| 1956 | 85 | #1,115 |
| 1955 | 76 | #1,141 |
| 1954 | 74 | #1,153 |
| 1953 | 89 | #1,017 |
| 1952 | 78 | #1,066 |
| 1951 | 78 | #1,049 |
| 1950 | 75 | #1,063 |
| 1949 | 82 | #991 |
| 1948 | 85 | #938 |
| 1947 | 92 | #925 |
| 1946 | 84 | #911 |
| 1945 | 60 | #994 |
| 1944 | 70 | #918 |
| 1943 | 72 | #916 |
| 1942 | 79 | #864 |
| 1941 | 53 | #1,006 |
| 1940 | 64 | #894 |
| 1939 | 76 | #785 |
| 1938 | 58 | #931 |
| 1937 | 65 | #856 |
| 1936 | 56 | #909 |
| 1935 | 35 | #1,197 |
| 1934 | 34 | #1,221 |
| 1933 | 29 | #1,330 |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,520 |
| 1931 | 19 | #1,802 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,689 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,586 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,283 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,559 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,268 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,971 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,972 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,640 |
| 1922 | 5 | #5,007 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,665 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,396 |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,249 |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,289 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,185 |
Names like Karlene
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elaine Charlene Robin Michelle Linda Bernadette Jacqueline Billie Bonnie Katherine Marlene Jolene
Names related to Karlene
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Karlene: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karlene, updated 20 October 2026.