Meaning of the nameCharlene
- Female
- English origin
- Germanic origin
- Char-le-ne
Charlene is a female name of English origin, a feminine form of Charles, which goes back to the Germanic Karl and is associated with the idea of 'man'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Charles, a name linked to a Germanic word for 'man'”
Source: Wiktionary: Charlene · Behind the Name: Charlene · Behind the Name: Charles
- People (2022)
- 9,505
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,787
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,036
- people
Charlene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Charlene, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (6,710 people).
9,455 women 50 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Charlene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Charlene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.011%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.009%
- Espírito Santo 0.007%
- Pará 0.007%
- Amazonas 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,376 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 936 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 799 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 782 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 781 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 614 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 576 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 475 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 446 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 355 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 309 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 284 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 265 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 236 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 164 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 156 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 126 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 126 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 122 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 90 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 88 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 84 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 72 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 70 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 65 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 60 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 48 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Charlene
Wiktionary records Charlene as a feminine form of Charles created in the nineteenth century, with the same ending as Marlene and Helene; Behind the Name describes it as a feminine diminutive of Charles. Charles is the French and English form of Carolus, the Latin form of the Germanic Karl, derived from a word meaning 'man'; an alternative theory links the name to the Germanic element harjaz, 'army'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,505 people named Charlene, with a median age of 38. Behind the Name lists Charleen, Sharleen and Sharlene as English variants.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Charlene · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Charlene · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Charles · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Charlene
What does the name Charlene mean?
Charlene means “feminine form of Charles, a name linked to a Germanic word for 'man'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Charlene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,505 people with the first name Charlene, which ranks it number 1,787 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Charlene a boy's or a girl's name?
Charlene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,455 women and 50 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Charlene?
Charlene is a name of English and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Charlene most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.011% of the state's population is named Charlene (799 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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