Charline
Charline was the 13552nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 543rd with 164 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,992 places. More babies were named Charline in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Charlene) feminine of Charles (19th-century coinage) · English, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #13,552 girls, down 3,844 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1928164 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,241babies recorded
What does the name Charline mean?
Charline is a spelling of Charlene, pronounced the same way, so it shares Charlene's meaning and origin.
Charlene is a feminine form of Charles coined in the 19th century, as Wiktionary notes, with the -ene ending of Marlene and Helene. Charles comes from Germanic karl 'man, free man', as DMNES notes, the same word as Old English ceorl 'freeman'. Charlene belongs to a group of 19th- and 20th-century feminine coinages, with Charlotte and Caroline as the older feminine forms of Charles. Wiktionary notes it was most used in the US in the 1940s.
karl (Old High German, “man, free man”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Charlotte, Caroline, Sharlene, Carla.
See also: Germanic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Charlene', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Charles', DMNES (Durham University)
Charline popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,552 | 6 |
| 2020 | #9,708 | 10 |
| 2010 | #9,356 | 12 |
| 2000 | #6,547 | 16 |
| 1990 | #3,730 | 28 |
| 1980 | #2,660 | 35 |
| 1970 | #1,860 | 47 |
| 1960 | #1,932 | 35 |
| 1950 | #1,042 | 77 |
| 1940 | #810 | 77 |
| 1930 | #583 | 137 |
| 1920 | #707 | 105 |
| 1910 | #1,121 | 16 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Charline, counting every spelling?
Charline is a spelling of Charlene, a name family that ranked #1,570 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #13,552 for Charline on its own. Together these spellings went to 117 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlene | 99 | #1,948 | 541 |
| Charlynn | 7 | #12,176 | 27 |
| Charline | 6 | #13,552 | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Charline?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Charline (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Charline born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Charline.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Charline?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Charline are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 45 and 78. That makes Charline a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Charline: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Charline, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Charline
What does Charline mean?
Charline is a spelling of Charlene, which means “feminine of Charles (19th-century coinage)” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Charline?
Charline was the 13552nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 543rd with 164 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,992 places. More babies were named Charline in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Charline a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Charline in the US.