Girls' name · since 1903
Charlena
Charlena has 1,809 recorded births since 1903 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,809
- born since 1903
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charlena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,809 recorded since 1903.
Charlena has 1,809 recorded births among girls since 1903, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2015.
- #5,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,809 born since 1903
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlena ranks #5,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,809 born since 1903, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,809
- born since 1903
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charlena's 1,809 recorded births place it above 93.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Charlena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charlena's full recorded timeline at 1961, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charlena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2015
- Peak year (1978)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Charlena by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (322 births, 18% of the file).
1980s was Charlena's strongest decade.
322 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Charlena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 60
1910s
60 births
- 1920s 115
1920s
115 births
- 1930s 114
1930s
114 births
- 1940s
1940s
181 births
- 1950s
1950s
182 births
- 1960s
1960s
285 births
- 1970s
1970s
310 births
- 1980s
1980s
322 births
- 1990s
1990s
146 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 322 births (18% of all-time use).
How Charlena 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 Charlena's total volume
Charlena by state
Where Charlena concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 49 | 2.7% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 39 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
49 of 1,809 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Charlena's data
- Charlena's decade-level peak was the 1980s (322 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Charlenas (49 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charlena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1903–2015 (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 Charlena 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.