Baby name

Karlene

Girl

Classic name

The high point came in 1959, with 104 births and the No. 1046 spot that year. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 108 years out of 146. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published.

4,167births since 1880

1950sgeneration

No. 1046rank at its peak, in 1959

Where babies named Karlene are born

1959

Year shown on the map

Loading the map…

Tap a state to see its figures.

The darker the blue, the more common Karlene is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Karlene is most common in California (2.4 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Darlene 204,942
Arlene 143,010
Marlene 130,573
Carlene 15,225
Earlene 14,165
Karlee 13,647

Names from the same era

Liane · Johnny · Vonnie · Cyndi · Meg · Tamie

Born in…

Your birth year

Add your year to see.