Charlene - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Charlene \ch(a)-rle-ne, char-lene\ is pronounced shar-LEEN. 20th-century coinage. Feminine form of Charles (Old German) "free man" with the -ene suffix. It may have been influenced by the older and rarer French name Charline, a feminine diminutive of Charles. Char- is also used as a blend prefix.

Charlene has 10 variant forms: Charlaine, Charlayne, Charleen, Charleena, Charleene, Charlena, Charline, Charlisa, Charlita and Sharlene.

For more information, see also related names Arlene, Sha-, Carol, Caroline, Charla and Charlotte.

Baby names that sound like Charlene are Charlyne, Sharline, Sharlyne, Sharlena, Charlynn, Charlyn, Sharleyne, Sharlane, Sherlene and Shirlene.

Charlene is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Charlene. Click here to compare Charlene with related baby names.