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Careen

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 218

Scotland

#464

1980 births

Careen is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1993 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1962, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1936.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Careen over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1993, not a full ten years.

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'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Careen by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 11
1940s 17
1950s 23
1960s 63
1970s 63
1980s 25
1990s (to 1993) 11

How popular is Careen?

In 1993, Careen was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Careen is used

Scotland #464 5 in 1980
United States #12,753 6 in 1993

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Careen

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Careen

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Careen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Careen

How popular is the name Careen?

In 1993, Careen was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Careen a girl's or a boy's name?

Careen is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Careen?

Careen has 2 syllables.

When was Careen most popular?

Careen peaked in 1962, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.