Recorded 1948–1980 Girls' name Peak 1958 69 births

Charene — girls' name

69 babies named Charene in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s311960s141970s121980s7

The verdict

69 girls have been named Charene since 1948, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1980.

69
total births
1948–1980
years on record
1950s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Charene was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

10 babies were named Charene in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charene

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Charene between 1948 and 1980, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charene performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Charene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Charene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 69 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Charene at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

69

Since 1948

33 years of records

Peak year

1958

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1948

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1980

Charene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1948

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1958)
10
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 1980197619741968196519591958195719521948 5

Charene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
31 births that decade — 45% of Charene's all-time total
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Charene by state

Where Charene concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Charene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 7.2%
New York share of Charene's total US births 7.2%

5 of 69 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charene?
69 babies have been named Charene since 1948. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1958 with 10 births.
When was Charene most popular?
Charene was most popular in the 1950s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Charene most popular?
The top states for the name Charene are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Charene been used?
Charene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 33 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Charene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.