Is Carlena a boy or girl name?

Carlena is a girl’s name. Of the 1,426 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Carlena

Recorded 1910–2025 · United States

Carlena was most popular in 1975, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,251 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,426 people named Carlena.

Carlena over time

Births per year. The dot marks Carlena’s peak in 1975. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carlena a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carlena is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,426 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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