Charlene

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

Girl's name · #1948 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Charlene belongs to an older America first — it reached #100 back in 1949 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1948. About 134,000 girls have carried it since 1888. Charlene's short forms are Charlie, Charley, Charly, and Char.

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
Charlène Guignard — French-Italian ice dancer
Charlene Holt — American actress (1928–1996)
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken — British+Dutch businesswoman, heiress (Heineken International) and billionaire

In stories & tradition

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

What Charlenes become

Among 185 notable people named Charlene:

Sports figures appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Charlene Morett, field hockey player and coach.

Similar names: Charlize · Yvonne · Charlette · Darlene · Diane · Carol

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