Charlene
Girl name · Germanic origin
Charlene meaning
Feminine form of Charles, which means “free man”
Charlene at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Germanic
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,746 in 2024
Charlene popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 |
| 1910 | #768 | 31 |
| 1920 | #383 | 294 |
| 1930 | #195 | 987 |
| 1940 | #145 | 1,686 |
| 1949 | #100 | 3,541 |
| 1950 | #103 | 3,448 |
| 1960 | #148 | 2,894 |
| 1970 | #167 | 1,983 |
| 1980 | #240 | 1,070 |
| 1990 | #395 | 659 |
| 2000 | #1,081 | 191 |
| 2010 | #1,593 | 136 |
| 2020 | #1,704 | 119 |
| 2024 | #1,746 | 115 |
All 131 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 |
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 |
| 1898 | #1,009 | 12 |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 |
| 1904 | #1,001 | 13 |
| 1905 | #1,057 | 13 |
| 1906 | #1,154 | 11 |
| 1907 | #871 | 19 |
| 1908 | #723 | 29 |
| 1909 | #761 | 28 |
| 1910 | #768 | 31 |
| 1911 | #686 | 40 |
| 1912 | #632 | 61 |
| 1913 | #594 | 75 |
| 1914 | #601 | 89 |
| 1915 | #555 | 133 |
| 1916 | #497 | 169 |
| 1917 | #452 | 203 |
| 1918 | #417 | 248 |
| 1919 | #429 | 233 |
| 1920 | #383 | 294 |
| 1921 | #378 | 318 |
| 1922 | #363 | 332 |
| 1923 | #329 | 390 |
| 1924 | #316 | 449 |
| 1925 | #274 | 587 |
| 1926 | #276 | 581 |
| 1927 | #221 | 833 |
| 1928 | #215 | 854 |
| 1929 | #200 | 932 |
| 1930 | #195 | 987 |
| 1931 | #179 | 1,008 |
| 1932 | #170 | 1,123 |
| 1933 | #156 | 1,174 |
| 1934 | #151 | 1,344 |
| 1935 | #146 | 1,395 |
| 1936 | #145 | 1,482 |
| 1937 | #141 | 1,580 |
| 1938 | #143 | 1,673 |
| 1939 | #139 | 1,705 |
| 1940 | #145 | 1,686 |
| 1941 | #125 | 2,060 |
| 1942 | #117 | 2,319 |
| 1943 | #121 | 2,354 |
| 1944 | #109 | 2,433 |
| 1945 | #114 | 2,388 |
| 1946 | #107 | 3,037 |
| 1947 | #105 | 3,477 |
| 1948 | #105 | 3,487 |
| 1949 | #100 | 3,541 |
| 1950 | #103 | 3,448 |
| 1951 | #103 | 3,441 |
| 1952 | #106 | 3,546 |
| 1953 | #113 | 3,504 |
| 1954 | #126 | 3,242 |
| 1955 | #130 | 3,301 |
| 1956 | #132 | 3,275 |
| 1957 | #136 | 3,150 |
| 1958 | #138 | 3,066 |
| 1959 | #153 | 2,745 |
| 1960 | #148 | 2,894 |
| 1961 | #150 | 2,832 |
| 1962 | #158 | 2,564 |
| 1963 | #149 | 2,728 |
| 1964 | #144 | 2,807 |
| 1965 | #142 | 2,590 |
| 1966 | #159 | 2,187 |
| 1967 | #160 | 2,077 |
| 1968 | #166 | 1,947 |
| 1969 | #163 | 1,997 |
| 1970 | #167 | 1,983 |
| 1971 | #177 | 1,733 |
| 1972 | #195 | 1,462 |
| 1973 | #211 | 1,206 |
| 1974 | #237 | 1,070 |
| 1975 | #226 | 1,074 |
| 1976 | #225 | 1,080 |
| 1977 | #233 | 1,068 |
| 1978 | #253 | 937 |
| 1979 | #258 | 934 |
| 1980 | #240 | 1,070 |
| 1981 | #248 | 1,003 |
| 1982 | #238 | 1,060 |
| 1983 | #244 | 961 |
| 1984 | #261 | 936 |
| 1985 | #277 | 902 |
| 1986 | #306 | 785 |
| 1987 | #304 | 804 |
| 1988 | #350 | 707 |
| 1989 | #361 | 710 |
| 1990 | #395 | 659 |
| 1991 | #460 | 531 |
| 1992 | #508 | 473 |
| 1993 | #558 | 427 |
| 1994 | #569 | 406 |
| 1995 | #686 | 310 |
| 1996 | #720 | 291 |
| 1997 | #702 | 307 |
| 1998 | #845 | 252 |
| 1999 | #990 | 208 |
| 2000 | #1,081 | 191 |
| 2001 | #1,212 | 168 |
| 2002 | #1,197 | 170 |
| 2003 | #1,267 | 165 |
| 2004 | #1,127 | 202 |
| 2005 | #1,262 | 178 |
| 2006 | #1,260 | 190 |
| 2007 | #1,332 | 182 |
| 2008 | #1,521 | 153 |
| 2009 | #1,583 | 142 |
| 2010 | #1,593 | 136 |
| 2011 | #1,612 | 134 |
| 2012 | #1,611 | 134 |
| 2013 | #1,761 | 116 |
| 2014 | #1,427 | 159 |
| 2015 | #1,532 | 146 |
| 2016 | #1,534 | 147 |
| 2017 | #1,465 | 153 |
| 2018 | #1,813 | 112 |
| 2019 | #1,833 | 111 |
| 2020 | #1,704 | 119 |
| 2021 | #1,779 | 114 |
| 2022 | #1,828 | 111 |
| 2023 | #1,934 | 102 |
| 2024 | #1,746 | 115 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Charlene” (revision 91476557), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Charles” (revision 93016579), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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