Karlene
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning free woman; a form of caroline or karlene.
Babies a year
13
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Karlene by the numbers
Karlene was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 104 babies in 1959, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Karlene. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Karlene
Names that are said the same way as Karlene, 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)
- Karleenfree person; a form of Caroline or Carla10 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean freedom
Like Karlene, 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 Karlene
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