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Charlene Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Charlene?

Ranking 1,813th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Charlene is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Charlene has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #100 was reached in 1949.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1952 with 3,546 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Charlene in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1897.

Charlene, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1903-1927, 1929-1937, 1938-1942, and 1943-1947, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1969-1974, 1975-1978, and 1996-1999.

Sometimes the name Charlene has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Charlene's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Charlene be?

For a number of years, the name Charlene has steadily decreased in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Charlene has remained about the same.

The name Charlene is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Charlene has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Charlene (Girl)Charlene (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 111 1,813 < 5 --
2017 152 1,471 < 5 --
2016 145 1,544 < 5 --
2015 146 1,531 < 5 --
2014 159 1,423 < 5 --
2013 115 1,776 < 5 --
2012 134 1,613 < 5 --
2011 133 1,621 < 5 --
2010 136 1,596 < 5 --
2009 142 1,581 < 5 --
2008 153 1,520 < 5 --
2007 182 1,333 < 5 --
2006 190 1,260 < 5 --
2005 178 1,262 < 5 --
2004 202 1,128 < 5 --
2003 165 1,266 < 5 --
2002 170 1,197 < 5 --
2001 168 1,212 < 5 --
2000 191 1,080 < 5 --
1999 208 990 < 5 --
1998 251 850 < 5 --
1997 307 702 < 5 --
1996 290 721 < 5 --
1995 309 688 < 5 --
1994 406 569 < 5 --
1993 427 558 < 5 --
1992 473 508 < 5 --
1991 531 460 < 5 --
1990 660 395 5 8,308
1989 709 363 < 5 --
1988 707 350 7 5,855
1987 804 304 < 5 --
1986 785 306 11 3,919
1985 902 277 < 5 --
1984 936 261 6 5,679
1983 962 244 < 5 --
1982 1,058 238 5 6,522
1981 1,004 248 < 5 --
1980 1,069 241 < 5 --
1979 934 258 < 5 --
1978 937 253 6 5,158
1977 1,068 233 5 5,979
1976 1,080 226 7 4,512
1975 1,073 226 < 5 --
1974 1,070 237 5 5,327
1973 1,207 211 7 4,134
1972 1,462 195 6 4,520
1971 1,733 178 7 4,032
1970 1,983 167 7 3,908
1969 1,997 163 8 3,355
1968 1,947 166 < 5 --
1967 2,078 160 8 3,025
1966 2,186 159 10 2,648
1965 2,592 142 10 2,641
1964 2,805 144 14 2,223
1963 2,730 149 10 2,703
1962 2,563 158 11 2,529
1961 2,828 150 10 2,735
1960 2,895 148 13 2,330
1959 2,742 153 7 3,326
1958 3,068 138 5 4,036
1957 3,147 136 14 2,203
1956 3,277 132 10 2,654
1955 3,301 130 13 2,230
1954 3,242 126 5 3,907
1953 3,505 113 8 2,943
1952 3,546 106 11 2,398
1951 3,442 103 7 3,111
1950 3,449 102 < 5 --
1949 3,540 100 6 3,364
1948 3,487 105 < 5 --
1947 3,476 105 < 5 --
1946 3,037 107 12 2,168
1945 2,387 114 11 2,149
1944 2,434 109 10 2,333
1943 2,354 121 8 2,765
1942 2,319 117 5 3,643
1941 2,060 125 10 2,366
1940 1,686 145 6 3,187
1939 1,704 139 6 3,170
1938 1,673 143 5 3,604
1937 1,581 141 11 2,223
1936 1,482 145 9 2,481
1935 1,395 146 10 2,412
1934 1,344 151 9 2,595
1933 1,174 156 6 3,331
1932 1,122 170 < 5 --
1931 1,009 179 < 5 --
1930 987 195 < 5 --
1929 932 200 < 5 --
1928 854 215 < 5 --
1927 833 221 < 5 --
1926 581 276 < 5 --
1925 587 274 < 5 --
1924 449 316 < 5 --
1923 390 329 < 5 --
1922 332 363 < 5 --
1921 318 378 < 5 --
1920 294 383 < 5 --
1919 233 429 < 5 --
1918 248 417 < 5 --
1917 203 452 < 5 --
1916 169 497 < 5 --
1915 133 556 < 5 --
1914 89 602 < 5 --
1913 75 596 < 5 --
1912 61 634 < 5 --
1911 40 688 < 5 --
1910 32 756 < 5 --
1909 28 764 < 5 --
1908 29 723 < 5 --
1907 19 876 < 5 --
1906 11 1,166 < 5 --
1905 13 1,065 < 5 --
1904 13 1,011 < 5 --
1903 6 1,631 < 5 --
1902 8 1,339 < 5 --
1901 6 1,514 < 5 --
1900 6 1,763 < 5 --
1899 6 1,430 < 5 --
1898 12 1,013 < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 9 1,143 < 5 --
1895 7 1,323 < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 6 1,307 < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 5 1,313 < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.