Charlene

Variation of Charlotte, feminine form of Charles

"free man"

Charlene Origin and Meaning

The name Charlene is a girl's name meaning "free man".

Charlene is a Charlotte variation that, along with similar names like Arlene and Marlene, spiked in popularity in the 1940s and fifties, reaching a high of Number 100 in 1949. Most parents today would prefer one of the note classic versions -- or even nickname Charlie.

Charlene Rank in US Top 1000

# 989 in the US

Popularity of the name Charlene

• 1714 Nameberry 2024
• 928 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Charlene

• Charlene Lynette (Wittstock) Princess consort of Albert II of Monaco, South African Olympic swimmer
• Charlene Choi Hong Kong actress and singer of pop group Twins
• Charlene L. Tilton American actress
• Charlene Kaye American singer,songwriter
• Charlene deGuzman American actress
• Charlene Polite American actress
• Charlene Mae Gonzales (Bonnin Muhlach), TV personality and Miss Philippines USA 1994
• Charlene Edith Magali Guignard French,Italian ice dancer
• Charlene (Marilynn D'Angelo Oliver) American R&B singer
• Charlene de Carvalho Heineken, Dutch,British beer heiress
• Charlene Elise Fernandez American politician from Arizona
• Charlene Lee McKenna Irish actress
• Charlene Riva Federer (b. 2009) daughter of tennis players Roger Federer and Mirka Vavrinec, twin sister of Myla Rose

The name Charlene in Pop Culture

• Charlene Fleming character in film "The Fighter"
• Charlene "Charlie" Bradbury character on TV's "Supernatural"
• Charlene Sinclair character on TV's "Dinosaurs"
• Charlene Edna "Lenny" Robinson character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
• Charlene Frazier Stillfield character on TV's "Designing Women"
• Charlene "Charlie" Roan main character in film "The Purge: Election Year"
• Charlene Doofenshmirtz character on animated series "Phineas and Ferb"
• Charlene Matlock character on TV's "Matlock"
• Charlene a character in the Transformers comics
• Charlene "Charley" Davidson character in animated series "Biker Mice from Mars"
• Charlene rifle belonging to Gomer Pyle in film "Full Metal Jacket"
• "Charlene " song by Anthony Hamilton