Karlene Name Popularity

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How popular is Karlene?

The rare name Karlene was the 16,742nd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Karlene, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #786 in 1939.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1959 with 104 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Karlene in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2015.

Approximately during the years 1927-1937, 1954-1957, and 1990-1993, the name Karlene took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1993-1998.

Where is the name Karlene popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

Karlene's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Karlene has dropped significantly.

The name Karlene is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Karlene has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Karlene (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		5	16,742
2017		13	8,504
2016		8	12,267
2015		< 5	--
2014		6	15,553
2013		11	9,895
2012		9	11,724
2011		5	18,141
2010		9	11,728
2009		10	11,063
2008		18	7,216
2007		10	11,217
2006		16	7,669
2005		10	10,513
2004		23	5,454
2003		16	7,045
2002		22	5,351
2001		28	4,375
2000		22	5,226
1999		14	7,021
1998		13	7,314
1997		21	4,914
1996		32	3,533
1995		32	3,452
1994		29	3,742
1993		44	2,743
1992		23	4,448
1991		31	3,483
1990		16	5,673
1989		43	2,632
1988		37	2,824
1987		25	3,568
1986		24	3,593
1985		39	2,511
1984		31	2,884
1983		37	2,491
1982		33	2,793
1981		38	2,508
1980		37	2,558
1979		22	3,593
1978		29	2,819
1977		33	2,579
1976		30	2,622
1975		38	2,216
1974		43	1,978
1973		30	2,474
1972		36	2,151
1971		55	1,672
1970		56	1,665
1969		54	1,637
1968		66	1,383
1967		73	1,263
1966		75	1,245
1965		70	1,295
1964		82	1,222
1963		89	1,160
1962		99	1,092
1961		96	1,123
1960		94	1,121
1959		104	1,051
1958		99	1,056
1957		94	1,077
1956		86	1,113
1955		76	1,148
1954		74	1,158
1953		89	1,020
1952		78	1,068
1951		78	1,054
1950		75	1,067
1949		82	997
1948		85	942
1947		92	927
1946		84	915
1945		60	996
1944		70	921
1943		72	917
1942		79	868
1941		53	1,009
1940		64	898
1939		76	786
1938		58	940
1937		65	857
1936		56	916
1935		35	1,213
1934		34	1,226
1933		29	1,342
1932		25	1,544
1931		19	1,832
1930		11	2,775
1929		12	2,655
1928		15	2,330
1927		8	3,720
1926		9	3,405
1925		5	5,390
1924		11	3,064
1923		8	3,799
1922		5	5,399
1921		8	3,846
1920		6	4,661
1919		6	4,521
1918		6	4,562
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1915		7	3,617
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1913		5	3,432
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.