Charlena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shar-LEE-na
- Origin
- Germanic
Charlena is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Charlena mean?
Germanic: variant of Charlene, a feminine form of Charles
“free man”
Variant of Charlene, a feminine form of Charles, which comes from the Germanic name Karl.
Is Charlena a girl's or a boy's name?
Charlena is a girls' name.
How popular is Charlena in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 46 girls. It first appears in the records in 1903.
Half of all the girls named Charlena in the US since 1880 were born between 1948 and 1983, the years shaded on the chart below.
Charlena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 42 | #2,652 |
| 1988 | 41 | #2,592 |
| 1987 | 27 | #3,328 |
| 1986 | 31 | #2,972 |
| 1985 | 24 | #3,516 |
| 1984 | 37 | #2,514 |
| 1983 | 32 | #2,720 |
| 1982 | 36 | #2,581 |
| 1981 | 27 | #3,147 |
| 1980 | 25 | #3,318 |
| 1979 | 29 | #2,931 |
| 1978 | 46 | #2,050 |
| 1977 | 43 | #2,162 |
| 1976 | 24 | #3,001 |
| 1975 | 23 | #3,052 |
| 1974 | 27 | #2,683 |
| 1973 | 26 | #2,689 |
| 1972 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1971 | 37 | #2,175 |
| 1970 | 32 | #2,354 |
| 1969 | 28 | #2,454 |
| 1968 | 32 | #2,126 |
| 1967 | 21 | #2,706 |
| 1966 | 29 | #2,190 |
| 1965 | 33 | #2,031 |
| 1964 | 29 | #2,245 |
| 1963 | 35 | #1,980 |
| 1962 | 28 | #2,263 |
| 1961 | 31 | #2,116 |
| 1960 | 19 | #2,819 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,868 |
| 1958 | 26 | #2,208 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,488 |
| 1956 | 24 | #2,248 |
| 1955 | 20 | #2,471 |
| 1954 | 16 | #2,778 |
| 1953 | 12 | #3,268 |
| 1952 | 18 | #2,501 |
| 1951 | 17 | #2,473 |
| 1950 | 20 | #2,184 |
| 1949 | 20 | #2,211 |
| 1948 | 18 | #2,328 |
| 1947 | 25 | #1,945 |
| 1946 | 17 | #2,317 |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,824 |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,915 |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,993 |
| 1942 | 16 | #2,213 |
| 1941 | 17 | #2,018 |
| 1940 | 8 | #3,206 |
| 1939 | 8 | #3,143 |
| 1938 | 16 | #2,021 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,385 |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,304 |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,288 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,687 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,488 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,748 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,844 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,952 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,559 |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,256 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,488 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,513 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,732 |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,479 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,665 |
| 1920 | 10 | #3,097 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,639 |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,243 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,878 |
| 1916 | 9 | #3,029 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,687 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,264 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,592 |
Names like Charlena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rebecca Christina Regina Ramona Linda Priscilla Laura Carolyn Teresa Loretta Barbara Catherine
Names related to Charlena
Charlene Carlene Carolena Carlena Charline Carlina Charlynn Charleen
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from 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, “Charlena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/charlena, updated 20 October 2026.