Given name
Charleen
“a small, strong woman”
Charleen is a variant of Charla. In English use, Charla carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Charleen 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 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Charleen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,384
- 0 boys · 7,384 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 231 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 231 in 1947. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,268 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.
Charleen’s family of names
In English usage, Charleen has a related form in Charlene. Charleen has a related form in Charla. In English usage, Charleen has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Шарлин.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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