Recorded 1918–1971 Girls' name Peak 1948 205 births

Charleene — girls' name

205 babies named Charleene in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s281930s411940s851950s221960s111970s5
1940s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Charleene was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

14 babies were named Charleene in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charleene

The Social Security Administration has registered 205 babies named Charleene between 1918 and 1971, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charleene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charleene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Charleene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charleene 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 205 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.

Charleene at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

205

Since 1918

54 years of records

Peak year

1948

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1918

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1971

Charleene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1918

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1948)
14
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
46810121416 19711956194719431938193219241918 6

Charleene by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
85 births that decade — 41% of Charleene's all-time total
1910s131920s281930s411940s851950s221960s111970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charleene?
205 babies have been named Charleene since 1918. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1948 with 14 births.
When was Charleene most popular?
Charleene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Charleene been used?
Charleene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 54 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Charleene?
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, 1918–1971 (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.