Girls' name · since 1911
Charleen
7,384 babies named Charleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,002 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7,384
- born since 1911
- 1940s
- peak decade
Charleen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 7,384 have been recorded since 1911.
Charleen has 7,384 recorded births among girls since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2024.
- #2,002 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 7,384 born since 1911
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charleen ranks #2,002 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 7,384 born since 1911, peaking in the 1940s.
- #2,002 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7,384
- born since 1911
- 1940s
- peak decade
Charleen's 7,384 recorded births place it above 97.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Charleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charleen splits its recorded history at 1967: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1911 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 231 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2024
- Peak year (1947)
- 231
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Charleen by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (1,655 births, 22% of the file).
1940s was Charleen's strongest decade.
1,655 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Charleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 133
1910s
133 births
- 1920s 543
1920s
543 births
- 1930s
1930s
935 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,655 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,448 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,031 births
- 1970s 644
1970s
644 births
- 1980s 447
1980s
447 births
- 1990s 269
1990s
269 births
- 2000s 148
2000s
148 births
- 2010s 104
2010s
104 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 1,655 births (22% of all-time use).
How Charleen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Charleen's total volume
Charleen by state
Where Charleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 926 | 12.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 439 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 266 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 263 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 223 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 201 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 136 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Texas | | 129 | 1.7% |
926 of 7,384 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Charleen appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Charleen's data
- Charleen's decade-level peak was the 1940s (1,655 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Charleens (926 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Charleen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.