The baby name Charlene appears in baby name data for the United States from 1911 to 2024. It was most popular in 1952 with 4,669 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Charlene has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 31 |
| 1912 | 45 |
| 1913 | 61 |
| 1914 | 67 |
| 1915 | 140 |
| 1916 | 192 |
| 1917 | 212 |
| 1918 | 301 |
| 1919 | 260 |
| 1920 | 351 |
| 1921 | 353 |
| 1922 | 391 |
| 1923 | 444 |
| 1924 | 540 |
| 1925 | 813 |
| 1926 | 739 |
| 1927 | 1,152 |
| 1928 | 1,248 |
| 1929 | 1,278 |
| 1930 | 1,437 |
| 1931 | 1,407 |
| 1932 | 1,541 |
| 1933 | 1,676 |
| 1934 | 1,687 |
| 1935 | 1,947 |
| 1936 | 1,794 |
| 1937 | 1,901 |
| 1938 | 1,938 |
| 1939 | 2,018 |
| 1940 | 1,951 |
| 1941 | 2,258 |
| 1942 | 2,509 |
| 1943 | 3,019 |
| 1944 | 2,750 |
| 1945 | 2,689 |
| 1946 | 3,322 |
| 1947 | 4,162 |
| 1948 | 4,118 |
| 1949 | 4,102 |
| 1950 | 4,497 |
| 1951 | 4,404 |
| 1952 | 4,669 |
| 1953 | 4,456 |
| 1954 | 3,970 |
| 1955 | 3,934 |
| 1956 | 4,052 |
| 1957 | 3,951 |
| 1958 | 3,833 |
| 1959 | 3,457 |
| 1960 | 3,769 |
| 1961 | 3,654 |
| 1962 | 3,073 |
| 1963 | 3,009 |
| 1964 | 3,367 |
| 1965 | 3,087 |
| 1966 | 2,586 |
| 1967 | 2,461 |
| 1968 | 2,370 |
| 1969 | 2,366 |
| 1970 | 2,372 |
| 1971 | 2,085 |
| 1972 | 1,692 |
| 1973 | 1,309 |
| 1974 | 1,155 |
| 1975 | 1,215 |
| 1976 | 1,209 |
| 1977 | 1,319 |
| 1978 | 1,098 |
| 1979 | 1,092 |
| 1980 | 1,207 |
| 1981 | 1,006 |
| 1982 | 1,084 |
| 1983 | 976 |
| 1984 | 951 |
| 1985 | 940 |
| 1986 | 838 |
| 1987 | 884 |
| 1988 | 726 |
| 1989 | 717 |
| 1990 | 625 |
| 1991 | 584 |
| 1992 | 460 |
| 1993 | 408 |
| 1994 | 344 |
| 1995 | 196 |
| 1996 | 249 |
| 1997 | 253 |
| 1998 | 165 |
| 1999 | 127 |
| 2000 | 98 |
| 2001 | 108 |
| 2002 | 86 |
| 2003 | 62 |
| 2004 | 157 |
| 2005 | 101 |
| 2006 | 130 |
| 2007 | 105 |
| 2008 | 92 |
| 2009 | 36 |
| 2010 | 84 |
| 2011 | 65 |
| 2012 | 39 |
| 2013 | 55 |
| 2014 | 52 |
| 2015 | 78 |
| 2016 | 100 |
| 2017 | 97 |
| 2018 | 36 |
| 2019 | 47 |
| 2020 | 74 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 61 |
| 2023 | 37 |
| 2024 | 49 |