Given name
Charlaine
“a small, strong woman”
Charlaine is a variant of Charla. In English use, Charla carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Charlaine is a variant of Charla. In English use, Charla carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Charlaine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 395
- 0 boys · 395 girls
- Most popular year
- 1935
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 1935. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 373 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Charlaine’s family of names
In English usage, Charlaine has a related form in Charlene. Charlaine has a related form in Charla.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Charlaine
- Charlaine HarrisAmerican writerborn 1951
- Charlayne WoodardAmerican actressborn 1953
- C. Vivian StringerAmerican basketball coachborn 1948
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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