Meaning of the nameCarlene

Carlene is a female name of Germanic origin, created in the twentieth century from Carl, a variant of Karl, 'free man'.

Meaning

“female form created from Carl (Karl), 'free man'”

Source: Wiktionary: Carlene · Wiktionary: Karl

People (2022): 4,020
Rank in Brazil: #3,180
Median age: 36 years
2010 Census: 4,352; people

Carlene in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Carlene, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,513 people).

3,979 women 41 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Carlene is most common

States with the highest share of people named Carlene in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Maranhão 0.011%
Piauí 0.010%
Tocantins 0.009%
Pará 0.006%
Goiás 0.004%

All states

State	People	% of population
Maranhão	731	0.011%
Pará	506	0.006%
Bahia	364	0.003%
Piauí	338	0.010%
São Paulo	291	0.001%
Goiás	284	0.004%
Minas Gerais	239	0.001%
Ceará	215	0.002%
Tocantins	141	0.009%
Distrito Federal	105	0.004%
Amazonas	104	0.003%
Pernambuco	96	0.001%
Mato Grosso	81	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	78	0.001%
Amapá	64	0.009%
Rio Grande do Sul	52	0.001%
Paraíba	52	0.001%
Acre	42	0.005%
Santa Catarina	39	0.001%
Paraná	35	0.000%
Roraima	31	0.005%
Espírito Santo	29	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	27	0.001%
Rondônia	24	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	23	0.001%
Alagoas	20	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Carlene

Wiktionary describes Carlene as a twentieth-century creation from Carl plus an ending taken from names such as Marlene and Charlene; Behind the Name treats it as a female diminutive of Carl. Carl is a variant of Karl, which Wiktionary derives from Germanic *karlaz, 'free man'; that is the meaning of the base name. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes, in its Morfemário, -ene as probably coming from French -enne or as a fragment of names such as Irene and Marlene. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,020 people named Carlene, with a median age of 36; the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

It is the most common spelling in the group, with an initial C.

Other spellings of Carlene

Spelling	People (2022)
Carlene	4,020
Karlene	1,034

Sources

Wiktionary: Carlene · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Carlene · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Karl · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: Carl · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Carlene

What does the name Carlene mean?

Carlene means “female form created from Carl (Karl), 'free man'”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Carlene in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,020 people with the first name Carlene, which ranks it number 3,180 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Carlene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,979 women and 41 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Carlene?

Carlene is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Carlene most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.011% of the state's population is named Carlene (731 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Carlene?

Karlene. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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