Girls name
Charlene
Charlene is a girls' name given to 129,902 girls in the United States since 1911, peaking in 1952 with 3,543 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 14th among girls names in Hawaii in 1948.
Which states favor Charlene
Charlene by state
Top states by all-time births named Charlene. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 12,307 | #1331 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 9,138 | #1688 (2023) |
| 3 | Illinois | 7,598 | #1371 (2020) |
| 4 | Ohio | 7,590 | #1052 (2024) |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 6,833 | #1277 (2021) |
| 6 | Michigan | 6,505 | #1252 (2022) |
| 7 | Texas | 6,412 | #2074 (2025) |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 3,977 | #848 (2011) |
| 9 | Louisiana | 3,552 | #735 (2001) |
| 10 | Florida | 3,550 | #2201 (2024) |
| 11 | Indiana | 3,251 | #1067 (2019) |
| 12 | Missouri | 3,075 | #973 (2020) |
| 13 | New Jersey | 2,941 | #1232 (2018) |
| 14 | Georgia | 2,825 | #1402 (2024) |
| 15 | Kentucky | 2,621 | #538 (1996) |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 2,522 | #834 (2006) |
| 17 | North Carolina | 2,497 | #1123 (2016) |
| 18 | Virginia | 2,469 | #1246 (2017) |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 2,425 | #410 (1993) |
| 20 | Tennessee | 2,384 | #1164 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).