Charleen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shar-LEEN
- Origin
- Germanic
Charleen is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Charleen mean?
Germanic: variant of Charlene, a feminine of Charles
“free man”
Charlene was coined in the twentieth century as a feminine of Charles.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Charleen a girl's or a boy's name?
Charleen is a girls' name.
How popular is Charleen in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 7 girls.
Charleen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Charleen in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1947, with 231 girls. It first appears in the records in 1911.
Half of all the girls named Charleen in the US since 1880 were born between 1941 and 1967, the years shaded on the chart below.
Charleen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,432 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 38 | #3,033 |
| 1993 | 36 | #3,153 |
| 1992 | 30 | #3,575 |
| 1991 | 34 | #3,201 |
| 1990 | 38 | #2,952 |
| 1989 | 49 | #2,366 |
| 1988 | 45 | #2,414 |
| 1987 | 32 | #2,970 |
| 1986 | 38 | #2,563 |
| 1985 | 50 | #2,099 |
| 1984 | 37 | #2,514 |
| 1983 | 44 | #2,197 |
| 1982 | 46 | #2,185 |
| 1981 | 47 | #2,158 |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,833 |
| 1979 | 46 | #2,147 |
| 1978 | 55 | #1,824 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,901 |
| 1976 | 50 | #1,840 |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,906 |
| 1974 | 59 | #1,598 |
| 1973 | 66 | #1,450 |
| 1972 | 87 | #1,219 |
| 1971 | 74 | #1,415 |
| 1970 | 108 | #1,093 |
| 1969 | 93 | #1,153 |
| 1968 | 97 | #1,074 |
| 1967 | 89 | #1,103 |
| 1966 | 97 | #1,063 |
| 1965 | 118 | #939 |
| 1964 | 119 | #969 |
| 1963 | 91 | #1,147 |
| 1962 | 112 | #1,014 |
| 1961 | 104 | #1,070 |
| 1960 | 111 | #1,019 |
| 1959 | 101 | #1,058 |
| 1958 | 126 | #915 |
| 1957 | 122 | #932 |
| 1956 | 114 | #943 |
| 1955 | 130 | #849 |
| 1954 | 151 | #758 |
| 1953 | 171 | #696 |
| 1952 | 171 | #682 |
| 1951 | 174 | #662 |
| 1950 | 188 | #610 |
| 1949 | 209 | #576 |
| 1948 | 180 | #615 |
| 1947 | 231 | #561 |
| 1946 | 146 | #655 |
| 1945 | 160 | #577 |
| 1944 | 154 | #592 |
| 1943 | 169 | #580 |
| 1942 | 146 | #620 |
| 1941 | 139 | #598 |
| 1940 | 121 | #641 |
| 1939 | 107 | #655 |
| 1938 | 99 | #693 |
| 1937 | 119 | #620 |
| 1936 | 93 | #693 |
| 1935 | 103 | #641 |
| 1934 | 98 | #675 |
| 1933 | 86 | #701 |
| 1932 | 80 | #754 |
| 1931 | 66 | #844 |
| 1930 | 84 | #768 |
| 1929 | 82 | #773 |
| 1928 | 88 | #759 |
| 1927 | 70 | #893 |
| 1926 | 58 | #980 |
| 1925 | 52 | #1,050 |
| 1924 | 47 | #1,138 |
| 1923 | 43 | #1,174 |
| 1922 | 25 | #1,682 |
| 1921 | 47 | #1,115 |
| 1920 | 31 | #1,439 |
| 1919 | 22 | #1,745 |
| 1918 | 31 | #1,380 |
| 1917 | 16 | #2,099 |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,867 |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,383 |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,818 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,538 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,359 |
| 1911 | 6 | #2,191 |
Nicknames for Charleen
- Charlie 1,969 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Charleen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Billie Robyn Connie Bonnie Alice Bobbie Nancy Kathleen Betsy Eileen Carla Holly
Names related to Charleen
Charlene Charlie-Ann Carlene Charline Carlena Charlynn Charlyn Karleen
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Charleen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/charleen, updated 20 October 2026.