girl's name

Carolena

kair-uh-LEE-nuh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 4
  • Letters 8
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 478

Carolena is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 2008, when 25 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1935.
  • 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.

Carolena Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

165
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Carolena by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 5
1940s 6
1950s 10
1960s 5
1970s 11
1980s 8
1990s 68
2000s 165
2010s 160
2020s (to 2025) 40

How Popular Is Carolena?

In 2025, Carolena was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

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 Carolena

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

Parents Who Like Carolena Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Carolena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Carolena

  • English kair-uh-LEE-nuh

Sibling Names for Carolena

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Carolena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Carolena

How popular is the name Carolena?

In 2025, Carolena was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

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

Carolena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Carolena?

Carolena has 4 syllables.

When was Carolena most popular?

Carolena peaked in 2008, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Carolena a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Carolena currently ranks #10,490 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.