Charla vs Charlene

Side-by-side comparison of Charla and Charlene - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Charla

Girl name

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Name B

Charlene

Girl name · Rank #1755

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Metric Charla Charlene
Current Rank Unranked #1755
Total Births (all years) 8,026 133,729
Peak Year 1969 1952
Peak Year Births 219 3,546
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1917 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Charla Charlene
1880s - 5
1890s - 40
1900s - 139
1910s 11 1,282
1920s 69 5,570
1930s 184 13,471
1940s 864 26,782
1950s 1,522 32,718
1960s 1,869 24,624
1970s 1,698 12,547
1980s 1,039 8,938
1990s 414 3,864
2000s 215 1,741
2010s 121 1,348
2020s 20 660

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Charla Charlene
2014 11 159
2015 17 146
2016 12 147
2017 7 153
2018 8 112
2019 6 111
2020 5 119
2021 - 114
2022 10 111
2023 5 102
2024 - 115
2025 - 99

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1917–2023.

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