Is Charlene a boy or girl name?
Charlene is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 115 girls and 0 boys were named Charlene, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 134,011 US babies named Charlene were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,747
- Babies named Charlene since 1888
- 134,011
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 3,557 babies
Boys and girls named Charlene, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 40 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 139 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,282 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 5,570 | 100% |
| 1930s | 56 | 13,471 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 68 | 26,782 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 80 | 32,718 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 94 | 24,623 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 50 | 12,547 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 29 | 8,938 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 5 | 3,864 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,741 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,348 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 561 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,747 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,935 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,829 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,779 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,704 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,834 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,818 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,467 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,534 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,533 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,427 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,766 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,613 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,612 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,597 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,583 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,521 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,334 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,261 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,262 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,128 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,267 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,198 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,212 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,082 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 208 | #990 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 252 | #846 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 307 | #702 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 291 | #720 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 310 | #686 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 406 | #569 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 427 | #558 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 473 | #508 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 531 | #460 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,313 | 659 | #395 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 710 | #361 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,858 | 707 | #350 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 804 | #304 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,920 | 785 | #306 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 902 | #277 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,682 | 936 | #261 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 961 | #244 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,524 | 1,060 | #238 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 1,003 | #248 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 1,070 | #240 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 934 | #258 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,158 | 937 | #253 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,980 | 1,068 | #233 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,516 | 1,080 | #225 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 1,074 | #226 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,328 | 1,070 | #237 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,136 | 1,206 | #211 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,519 | 1,462 | #195 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,032 | 1,733 | #178 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,908 | 1,983 | #167 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,356 | 1,997 | #163 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,947 | #166 |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,029 | 2,077 | #160 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,653 | 2,187 | #159 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,642 | 2,590 | #142 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,224 | 2,807 | #144 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,700 | 2,728 | #149 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,530 | 2,564 | #158 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,741 | 2,832 | #150 |
| 1960 | 13 | #2,329 | 2,894 | #148 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,326 | 2,745 | #153 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,042 | 3,066 | #138 |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,201 | 3,150 | #136 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,652 | 3,275 | #132 |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,230 | 3,301 | #130 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,909 | 3,242 | #126 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,945 | 3,504 | #113 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,398 | 3,546 | #106 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,112 | 3,441 | #103 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 3,448 | #103 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,363 | 3,541 | #100 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 3,487 | #105 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 3,477 | #105 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,168 | 3,037 | #107 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,150 | 2,388 | #114 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,332 | 2,433 | #109 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,765 | 2,354 | #121 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,644 | 2,319 | #117 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,367 | 2,060 | #125 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,187 | 1,686 | #145 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,169 | 1,705 | #139 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,603 | 1,673 | #143 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,221 | 1,580 | #141 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,482 | 1,482 | #145 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,413 | 1,395 | #146 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,594 | 1,344 | #151 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,331 | 1,174 | #156 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 1,123 | #170 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 1,008 | #179 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 987 | #195 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 932 | #200 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 854 | #215 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 833 | #221 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 581 | #276 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 587 | #274 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 449 | #316 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 390 | #329 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 332 | #363 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 318 | #378 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 294 | #383 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 233 | #429 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 248 | #417 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 203 | #452 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 169 | #497 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 133 | #556 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 89 | #602 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 75 | #596 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 61 | #634 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 40 | #688 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 31 | #772 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 28 | #764 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 29 | #723 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 19 | #876 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,166 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,065 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,011 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,631 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,339 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,514 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,763 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,430 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,013 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,143 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,323 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,307 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,313 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Charlene reached #2,150 in 1945. As a girl name, it reached #100 in 1949. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Charlene
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.