NameTides

Charlene

Charlene was the #1,942 girls' name in the US in 2025 (99 babies), and #2,278 in England & Wales and #1,882 in Canada.

Charlene as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Charlene as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Charlene as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,942 (99)#2,278 (12)———#1,882 (12)
2024#1,753 (115)#3,016 (8)———#1,409 (17)
2023#1,934 (102)#3,219 (7)———#1,898 (11)
2022#1,828 (111)#3,534 (6)———#1,550 (14)
2021#1,780 (114)#3,961 (5)———#1,592 (14)
2020#1,704 (119)#1,939 (14)———#2,163 (9)
2019#1,833 (111)#2,869 (8)———#1,002 (26)
2018#1,813 (112)#2,340 (11)———#1,301 (18)
2017#1,465 (153)#2,925 (8)———#1,049 (24)
2016#1,534 (147)#2,367 (11)———#1,230 (20)
2015#1,532 (146)#1,783 (16)——#896 (3)#1,080 (23)
2014#1,427 (159)#2,203 (12)——#876 (3)#1,395 (17)
2013#1,761 (116)#1,707 (17)———#888 (30)
2012#1,612 (134)#1,893 (15)——#907 (3)#839 (32)
2011#1,612 (134)#1,374 (22)——#798 (4)#923 (28)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1949 at #100.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1888.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Charlene is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 18,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Charlene by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,323CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,127TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,038TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Charlene (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CharleneCanadaGirls#1,88212
CharleneEngland & WalesGirls#2,27812
CharleneIrelandGirls—too few
CharleneNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CharleneScotlandGirls—too few
CharleneUSGirls#1,94299
CharleneUSBoys—too few