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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | — | ||
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 1962
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#64 · 1 in 245
- Rhode Island#90 · 1 in 392
- Wyoming#92 · 1 in 285
- Louisiana#102 · 1 in 401
- Massachusetts#104 · 1 in 476
Best ever in a state: #14 in Hawaii, 1948.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #64 | 26 | 1 in 245 |
| Rhode Island | #90 | 20 | 1 in 392 |
| Wyoming | #92 | 9 | 1 in 285 |
| Louisiana | #102 | 95 | 1 in 401 |
| Massachusetts | #104 | 108 | 1 in 476 |
| Maryland | #107 | 72 | 1 in 407 |
| South Dakota | #108 | 16 | 1 in 419 |
| West Virginia | #108 | 36 | 1 in 448 |
| South Carolina | #109 | 54 | 1 in 470 |
| Delaware | #110 | 11 | 1 in 397 |
| Montana | #114 | 16 | 1 in 389 |
| Nevada | #119 | 7 | 1 in 392 |
| Virginia | #122 | 83 | 1 in 485 |
| Kentucky | #123 | 55 | 1 in 560 |
| District of Columbia | #127 | 27 | 1 in 484 |
| Ohio | #130 | 171 | 1 in 576 |
| Pennsylvania | #131 | 171 | 1 in 610 |
| Georgia | #135 | 75 | 1 in 582 |
| Florida | #136 | 82 | 1 in 600 |
| Connecticut | #138 | 36 | 1 in 658 |
| New Jersey | #146 | 77 | 1 in 741 |
| Arizona | #152 | 27 | 1 in 572 |
| North Carolina | #156 | 61 | 1 in 782 |
| Alaska | #158 | 5 | 1 in 540 |
| California | #161 | 236 | 1 in 735 |
| New Hampshire | #161 | 7 | 1 in 794 |
| Idaho | #163 | 9 | 1 in 671 |
| New York | #164 | 204 | 1 in 801 |
| Washington | #167 | 41 | 1 in 677 |
| North Dakota | #169 | 9 | 1 in 688 |
| Wisconsin | #169 | 47 | 1 in 901 |
| Nebraska | #172 | 18 | 1 in 796 |
| Kansas | #174 | 24 | 1 in 827 |
| Mississippi | #176 | 30 | 1 in 824 |
| Colorado | #177 | 26 | 1 in 738 |
| Tennessee | #180 | 38 | 1 in 937 |
| Illinois | #181 | 111 | 1 in 927 |
| New Mexico | #182 | 16 | 1 in 721 |
| Alabama | #183 | 36 | 1 in 926 |
| Michigan | #183 | 84 | 1 in 977 |
| Maine | #185 | 10 | 1 in 992 |
| Oklahoma | #187 | 23 | 1 in 896 |
| Oregon | #188 | 18 | 1 in 856 |
| Arkansas | #202 | 17 | 1 in 1,037 |
| Missouri | #206 | 34 | 1 in 1,253 |
| Indiana | #207 | 42 | 1 in 1,152 |
| Iowa | #211 | 22 | 1 in 1,243 |
| Minnesota | #215 | 29 | 1 in 1,307 |
| Utah | #230 | 10 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Texas | #262 | 80 | 1 in 1,382 |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Charlene
- 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)
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1949 at #100 (3,541 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 22 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 1949
- Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1907–1999
- Highest: 1 in 483 girls born in 1949 were named Charlene (0.21%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,235 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 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 1962
Top girls' names in 1962
Top boys' names in 1962
More about 1962
girls
1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 767 of them was named Charlene, which outranked 97.9% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 188,070 of them was named Charlene, which outranked 45.9% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,364Young12
- #2,364Zenon12
- #2,364Zev12
- #2,504Charlene11
- #2,504Abdul11
- #2,504Abelino11
- #2,504Aden11
- #2,673Aldon10
- #2,673Almon10
- #2,673Alpha10
Tied with 168 names at #2,504; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.