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Charlene

“Variant of Charles — Free man” — Germanic, via French origin

Girl's name · #1942 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Charlene has appeared in US records since 1888 — best rank #100 (1949) · 133,729 babies named Charlene all-time · 1 in 17,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,600 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Charlenes

• Charlene Choi — Hong Kong actress and singer
• Charlene Tilton — American actress
• Charlene Holt — American actress (1928–1996)
• Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken — British+Dutch businesswoman, heiress (Heineken International) and billionaire
• Charlene McKenna — Irish actress

In stories & tradition

• Charlene Robinson — Neighbours
• Charlene Doofenshmirtz — Phineas and Ferb
• Charlene "Charley" Davidson — Biker Mice from Mars

What Charlenes become

Among 159 notable people named Charlene:

Entertainers appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Charlene Choi, Hong Kong actress and singer.

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