Charlene is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1952 and has since faded.
Charlene is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,948 for girl births in the United States (and #3,556 across all names), given to 99 babies. Charlene was first reported in SSA data in 1888 and peaked in 1952 (3,546 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | 99 | #1,948 | — |
| 2024 | 115 | 115 | #1,753 | — |
| 2023 | 102 | 102 | #1,935 | — |
| 2022 | 111 | 111 | #1,829 | — |
| 2021 | 114 | 114 | #1,780 | — |
| 2020 | 119 | 119 | #1,704 | — |
| 2019 | 111 | 111 | #1,834 | — |
| 2018 | 112 | 112 | #1,818 | — |
| 2017 | 153 | 153 | #1,467 | — |
| 2016 | 147 | 147 | #1,534 | — |
| 2015 | 146 | 146 | #1,533 | — |
| 2014 | 159 | 159 | #1,427 | — |
| 2013 | 116 | 116 | #1,766 | — |
| 2012 | 134 | 134 | #1,613 | — |
| 2011 | 134 | 134 | #1,612 | — |
| 2010 | 136 | 136 | #1,598 | — |
| 2009 | 142 | 142 | #1,584 | — |
| 2008 | 153 | 153 | #1,521 | — |
| 2007 | 182 | 182 | #1,334 | — |
| 2006 | 190 | 190 | #1,261 | — |
| 2005 | 178 | 178 | #1,262 | — |
| 2004 | 202 | 202 | #1,128 | — |
| 2003 | 165 | 172 | #1,267 | — |
| 2002 | 170 | 170 | #1,198 | — |
| 2001 | 168 | 168 | #1,212 | — |
| 2000 | 191 | 197 | #1,082 | — |
| 1999 | 208 | 208 | #990 | — |
| 1998 | 252 | 260 | #846 | — |
| 1997 | 307 | — | #702 | — |
| 1996 | 291 | — | #720 | — |
| 1995 | 310 | — | #686 | — |
| 1994 | 406 | — | #569 | — |
| 1993 | 427 | — | #558 | — |
| 1992 | 473 | — | #508 | — |
| 1991 | 531 | — | #460 | — |
| 1990 | 664 | — | #395 | #8,317 |
| 1989 | 710 | — | #361 | — |
| 1988 | 714 | — | #350 | #5,858 |
| 1987 | 804 | — | #304 | — |
| 1986 | 796 | — | #306 | #3,920 |
| 1985 | 902 | — | #277 | — |
| 1984 | 942 | — | #261 | #5,684 |
| 1983 | 961 | — | #244 | — |
| 1982 | 1,065 | — | #238 | #6,523 |
| 1981 | 1,003 | — | #248 | — |
| 1980 | 1,070 | — | #240 | — |
| 1979 | 935 | — | #258 | — |
| 1978 | 942 | — | #253 | #5,158 |
| 1977 | 1,073 | — | #234 | #5,982 |
| 1976 | 1,088 | — | #225 | #4,514 |
| 1975 | 1,073 | — | #226 | — |
| 1974 | 1,075 | — | #237 | #5,328 |
| 1973 | 1,213 | — | #211 | #4,134 |
| 1972 | 1,468 | — | #195 | #4,521 |
| 1971 | 1,740 | — | #178 | #4,033 |
| 1970 | 1,990 | — | #167 | #3,907 |
| 1969 | 2,004 | — | #163 | #3,356 |
| 1968 | 1,948 | — | #166 | — |
| 1967 | 2,084 | — | #160 | #3,030 |
| 1966 | 2,197 | — | #159 | #2,652 |
| 1965 | 2,600 | — | #142 | #2,643 |
| 1964 | 2,821 | — | #144 | #2,224 |
| 1963 | 2,739 | — | #149 | #2,698 |
| 1962 | 2,574 | — | #158 | #2,531 |
| 1961 | 2,844 | — | #150 | #2,740 |
| 1960 | 2,907 | — | #148 | #2,332 |
| 1959 | 2,753 | — | #153 | #3,327 |
| 1958 | 3,072 | — | #138 | #4,042 |
| 1957 | 3,163 | — | #136 | #2,201 |
| 1956 | 3,285 | — | #132 | #2,651 |
| 1955 | 3,314 | — | #130 | #2,230 |
| 1954 | 3,246 | — | #126 | #3,908 |
| 1953 | 3,512 | — | #113 | #2,945 |
| 1952 | 3,557 | — | #106 | #2,398 |
| 1951 | 3,448 | — | #103 | #3,111 |
| 1950 | 3,448 | — | #103 | — |
| 1949 | 3,547 | — | #100 | #3,363 |
| 1948 | 3,487 | — | #105 | — |
| 1947 | 3,477 | — | #105 | — |
| 1946 | 3,049 | — | #107 | #2,168 |
| 1945 | 2,399 | — | #114 | #2,150 |
| 1944 | 2,443 | — | #109 | #2,332 |
| 1943 | 2,362 | — | #121 | #2,765 |
| 1942 | 2,324 | — | #117 | #3,644 |
| 1941 | 2,070 | — | #125 | #2,367 |
| 1940 | 1,692 | — | #145 | #3,188 |
| 1939 | 1,710 | — | #139 | #3,169 |
| 1938 | 1,678 | — | #143 | #3,603 |
| 1937 | 1,592 | — | #141 | #2,221 |
| 1936 | 1,491 | — | #145 | #2,482 |
| 1935 | 1,405 | — | #146 | #2,413 |
| 1934 | 1,353 | — | #151 | #2,593 |
| 1933 | 1,180 | — | #156 | #3,331 |
| 1932 | 1,123 | — | #170 | — |
| 1931 | 1,008 | — | #179 | — |
| 1930 | 987 | — | #195 | — |
| 1929 | 932 | — | #200 | — |
| 1928 | 854 | — | #215 | — |
| 1927 | 833 | — | #221 | — |
| 1926 | 581 | — | #276 | — |
| 1925 | 587 | — | #274 | — |
| 1924 | 449 | — | #316 | — |
| 1923 | 390 | — | #329 | — |
| 1922 | 332 | — | #363 | — |
| 1921 | 318 | — | #378 | — |
| 1920 | 294 | — | #383 | — |
| 1919 | 233 | — | #429 | — |
| 1918 | 248 | — | #417 | — |
| 1917 | 203 | — | #452 | — |
| 1916 | 169 | — | #497 | — |
| 1915 | 133 | — | #556 | — |
| 1914 | 89 | — | #602 | — |
| 1913 | 75 | — | #596 | — |
| 1912 | 61 | — | #634 | — |
| 1911 | 40 | — | #688 | — |
| 1910 | 31 | — | #772 | — |
| 1909 | 28 | — | #764 | — |
| 1908 | 29 | — | #723 | — |
| 1907 | 19 | — | #876 | — |
| 1906 | 11 | — | #1,166 | — |
| 1905 | 13 | — | #1,065 | — |
| 1904 | 13 | — | #1,011 | — |
| 1903 | 6 | — | #1,631 | — |
| 1902 | 8 | — | #1,339 | — |
| 1901 | 6 | — | #1,514 | — |
| 1900 | 6 | — | #1,763 | — |
| 1899 | 6 | — | #1,430 | — |
| 1898 | 12 | — | #1,013 | — |
| 1896 | 9 | — | #1,143 | — |
| 1895 | 7 | — | #1,323 | — |
| 1892 | 6 | — | #1,307 | — |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,313 | — |