How popular is the name Charlene?

Charlene ranks 294th among girls' names in US records, with 142,904 births since 1888. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,345.

Is Charlene a unisex name?

No. Charlene is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1952, when 3,692 children were given the name. It has been in use for 137 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#294 of girl names

Pronounced SH AA0 R L IY1 N (ARPABET)

Charlene is a girls' name, and first appears in 1888. It has been given to 142,904 children — the 294th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 23% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1952, when 3,692 children were given it.

1952Girls: 3,692Boys: 11

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Charlene?: Charlene ranks 294th among girls' names in US records, with 142,904 births since 1888. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,345.
Is Charlene a unisex name?: No. Charlene is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Charlene most popular?: 1952, when 3,692 children were given the name. It has been in use for 137 years and is still recorded as of 2024.