Is Carlen a boy or girl name?

Carlen is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 567 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 82.2% were girls and 17.8% were boys.

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Carlen

Recorded 1930–2024 · United States

Carlen was most popular in 1971, when 23 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,568 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 567 people named Carlen.

Carlen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Carlen’s peak in 1971. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carlen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carlen is mostly a girl’s name — 82.2% of the 567 Americans given it were girls and 17.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org