Charlene
#1,942 for girls in 2025, 99 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #8,117
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1949 · 3,541 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 133,729since 1888
Charlene over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,942 | 99 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,753 | 115 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,934 | 102 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,828 | 111 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,780 | 114 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,704 | 119 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,833 | 111 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,813 | 112 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,465 | 153 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,534 | 147 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,532 | 146 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,427 | 159 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,761 | 116 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,612 | 134 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,612 | 134 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,593 | 136 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,584 | 142 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,521 | 153 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,332 | 182 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,260 | 190 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,262 | 178 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,127 | 202 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,267 | 165 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,197 | 170 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,212 | 168 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,081 | 191 | — | |
| 1999 | #990 | 208 | — | |
| 1998 | #845 | 252 | — | |
| 1997 | #702 | 307 | — | |
| 1996 | #720 | 291 | — | |
| 1995 | #686 | 310 | — | |
| 1994 | #569 | 406 | — | |
| 1993 | #558 | 427 | — | |
| 1992 | #508 | 473 | — | |
| 1991 | #460 | 531 | — | |
| 1990 | #395 | 659 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #361 | 710 | — | |
| 1988 | #350 | 707 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #304 | 804 | — | |
| 1986 | #306 | 785 | #3,882 | 11 |
| 1985 | #277 | 902 | — | |
| 1984 | #261 | 936 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #244 | 961 | — | |
| 1982 | #238 | 1,060 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #248 | 1,003 | — | |
| 1980 | #240 | 1,070 | — | |
| 1979 | #258 | 935 | — | |
| 1978 | #253 | 936 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #234 | 1,068 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #225 | 1,081 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #226 | 1,073 | — | |
| 1974 | #237 | 1,070 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #211 | 1,206 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #195 | 1,462 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #177 | 1,733 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #167 | 1,983 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #163 | 1,996 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #166 | 1,948 | — | |
| 1967 | #160 | 2,076 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #159 | 2,187 | #2,627 | 10 |
| 1965 | #142 | 2,590 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | #144 | 2,807 | #2,205 | 14 |
| 1963 | #149 | 2,729 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1962 | #158 | 2,563 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #150 | 2,834 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #148 | 2,894 | #2,315 | 13 |
| 1959 | #153 | 2,746 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #138 | 3,067 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #136 | 3,149 | #2,190 | 14 |
| 1956 | #132 | 3,275 | #2,628 | 10 |
| 1955 | #130 | 3,301 | #2,219 | 13 |
| 1954 | #126 | 3,241 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #113 | 3,504 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #106 | 3,546 | #2,376 | 11 |
| 1951 | #103 | 3,441 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #103 | 3,448 | — | |
| 1949 | #100 | 3,541 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #105 | 3,487 | — | |
| 1947 | #105 | 3,477 | — | |
| 1946 | #107 | 3,037 | #2,143 | 12 |
| 1945 | #114 | 2,388 | #2,131 | 11 |
| 1944 | #109 | 2,433 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #121 | 2,354 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | #117 | 2,319 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #125 | 2,060 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #145 | 1,686 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #139 | 1,704 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #143 | 1,673 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #141 | 1,581 | #2,197 | 11 |
| 1936 | #145 | 1,482 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #146 | 1,395 | #2,396 | 10 |
| 1934 | #151 | 1,344 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1933 | #156 | 1,174 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #170 | 1,123 | — | |
| 1931 | #179 | 1,008 | — | |
| 1930 | #195 | 987 | — | |
| 1929 | #200 | 932 | — | |
| 1928 | #215 | 854 | — | |
| 1927 | #221 | 833 | — | |
| 1926 | #276 | 581 | — | |
| 1925 | #274 | 587 | — | |
| 1924 | #316 | 449 | — | |
| 1923 | #329 | 390 | — | |
| 1922 | #363 | 332 | — | |
| 1921 | #378 | 318 | — | |
| 1920 | #383 | 294 | — | |
| 1919 | #429 | 233 | — | |
| 1918 | #417 | 248 | — | |
| 1917 | #452 | 203 | — | |
| 1916 | #497 | 169 | — | |
| 1915 | #555 | 133 | — | |
| 1914 | #601 | 89 | — | |
| 1913 | #594 | 75 | — | |
| 1912 | #632 | 61 | — | |
| 1911 | #686 | 40 | — | |
| 1910 | #768 | 31 | — | |
| 1909 | #761 | 28 | — | |
| 1908 | #723 | 29 | — | |
| 1907 | #871 | 19 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,154 | 11 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,057 | 13 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,001 | 13 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,009 | 12 | — | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1888
The first year at least five girls were named Charlene! It came in at #1,276, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1888–1891, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Charlene is popular in 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Missouri#821 · 1 in 4,329
- Washington#836 · 1 in 4,438
- Tennessee#933 · 1 in 5,100
- California#1,003 · 1 in 6,315
- Michigan#1,012 · 1 in 5,895
Best ever in a state: #14 in Hawaii, 1948.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | #821 | 6 | 1 in 4,329 |
| Washington | #836 | 7 | 1 in 4,438 |
| Tennessee | #933 | 6 | 1 in 5,100 |
| California | #1,003 | 31 | 1 in 6,315 |
| Michigan | #1,012 | 7 | 1 in 5,895 |
| Arizona | #1,083 | 5 | 1 in 6,014 |
| Virginia | #1,201 | 5 | 1 in 7,206 |
| Ohio | #1,271 | 6 | 1 in 8,629 |
| New York | #1,358 | 10 | 1 in 8,800 |
| Illinois | #1,400 | 6 | 1 in 9,257 |
| Florida | #1,829 | 6 | 1 in 14,327 |
| Texas | #2,561 | 7 | 1 in 22,839 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 189 spots since 2024 (#1,753 → #1,942)
- 238 spots since 2020 (#1,704 → #1,942)
- 410 spots since 2015 (#1,532 → #1,942)
- Biggest jump: 283 spots in 1907 (#1,154 → #871)
- Biggest drop: 145 spots in 1999 (#845 → #990)
Rise & fade · girls
61 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1949 at #100 (3,541 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 1949
- Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1907–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 483
- Highest: 1 in 483 girls born in 1949 were named Charlene (0.21%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,235 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 24.5% of all girls named Charlene (32,718) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,276 (1888) | #1,276 |
| 1890s | 40 | #1,009 (1898) | #1,220 |
| 1900s | 139 | #723 (1908) | #1,167 |
| 1910s | 1,282 | #417 (1918) | #563 |
| 1920s | 5,570 | #200 (1929) | #296 |
| 1930s | 13,471 | #139 (1939) | #157 |
| 1940s | 26,782 | #100 (1949) | #115 |
| 1950s | 32,718 | #103 (1950) | #124 |
| 1960s | 24,624 | #142 (1965) | #154 |
| 1970s | 12,547 | #167 (1970) | #218 |
| 1980s | 8,938 | #238 (1982) | #283 |
| 1990s | 3,864 | #395 (1990) | #643 |
| 2000s | 1,741 | #1,081 (2000) | #1,284 |
| 2010s | 1,348 | #1,427 (2014) | #1,618 |
| 2020s | 660 | #1,704 (2020) | #1,824 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Charlene in 2017
girls
#1,465
153 births · 1 in 11,284 girls
Top girls' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 11,284 of them was named Charlene, which outranked 92.1% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Charlene
- #1,460Linnea154
- #1,460Lucinda154
- #1,460Maite154
- #1,465Charlene153
- #1,465Annabeth153
- #1,465Arlene153
- #1,465Cleo153
- #1,475Dayanna152
- #1,475Jaclyn152
- #1,475Karly152
Tied with 9 names at #1,465; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.