Carleen

Carleen: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “free man”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: kar-LEEN · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Feminine form of Carl or a variant of Carlene/Caroline, ultimately from Germanic Karl. Despite feminine use, the original sense is 'man' or 'free man'.

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How popular is Carleen?

20240 per million US babies

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Babies named Carleen in 20240

Peak year1949

Total US babies since 18806,744

Carleen was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Carleen

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Carlosfree man · Germanic
Carlfree man · Germanic
Carlafree woman · Germanic
Karlfree man · Germanic
Karliefree man · Germanic
Carliefree man · Germanic
Karlyfree man · Germanic
Carlenefree woman · English

Carleen questions

What does the name Carleen mean?

Carleen means "free man". It comes from Germanic. Feminine form of Carl or a variant of Carlene/Caroline, ultimately from Germanic Karl. Despite feminine use, the original sense is 'man' or 'free man'.

Is Carleen a boy or girl name?

Carleen is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Carleen?

Carleen was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1949.

How do you pronounce Carleen?

Carleen is usually pronounced kar-LEEN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.