The first name Karlene
A girl’s name.
Pronounced /kɑɹˈlin/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Karlene last appeared in the official list in 2003, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Karlene with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Karlene at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 7 girls born in the United States were named Karlene, the 12,782nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1959, when 104 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Karlene?
- In 2003, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Karlene, ranking 4,373rd.
- Is Karlene a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,167 US babies named Karlene since 1880 were girls.
- When was Karlene most popular?
- 1959 in the United States, when 104 babies were named Karlene, its highest rank at 1,050th.
- How do you pronounce Karlene?
- Karlene is /kɑɹˈlin/, 2 syllables.