Karleen
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning free person; a form of Caroline or Carla.
Karleen by the numbers
Karleen was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 74 babies in 1964, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Carla
Like Karleen, each of these traces back to Carla: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Carlya free person; a form of Carla or Carl687 in the US (2017)
- Karlafree woman; a form of Carla552 in the US (2017)
- Karliefree man; a form of Carla or Karl276 in the US (2017)
- Carlafree woman or feminine of Karl274 in the US (2017)
- Carleefree woman; a form of Carla or Carly259 in the US (2017)
- Carleighman; a modern spelling of Carley or Carla177 in the US (2017)
- Karlyfree man; a modern respelling of Carla or Carly149 in the US (2017)
- Karlifree man; a form of Carla or Karl135 in the US (2017)
Other names that come from Caroline
Like Karleen, each of these traces back to Caroline: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Carolinafree woman; a form of Caroline715 in the US (2017)
- Carolynstrong and womanly; a form of Caroline321 in the US (2017)
- Karolinefree woman; variant of Caroline139 in the US (2017)
- Carriefree woman; a form of Caroline128 in the US (2017)
- Carolynnfree woman; a form of Caroline44 in the US (2017)
- Caralinefree woman; respelling of Caroline33 in the US (2017)
- Carolynefree man; variant spelling of Caroline25 in the US (2017)
- Carolinfree man or woman; a form of Caroline13 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Karleen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Karleen
Names that are said the same way as Karleen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Carlinlittle champion; from Cathal61 in the US (2017)
- Carlynnfree man; a feminine form of Carl25 in the US (2017)
- Karlynvariant of Carolyn; joyful song24 in the US (2017)
- Karlinfree man; a diminutive of karl or charles22 in the US (2017)
- Carlenefree woman; a form of Caroline16 in the US (2017)
- Karlenefree woman; a form of caroline or karlene13 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean freedom
Like Karleen, each of these has freedom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Charlottefree woman; feminine form of Charles12,900 in the US (2017)
- Carolinefree woman; feminine form of Charles4,270 in the US (2017)
- Charliefree man1,679 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lottiefree woman; from Charlotte1,222 in England and Wales (2025)
- Charleefree man; a feminine spelling of charles1,176 in the US (2017)
- Frankiefree man; a form of Frank887 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Karleen
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