Entry № 1916 · French origin

Charlene Charlene — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ shar-LEEN /
Gender
Girl
Origin
French
Meaning
"Free woman (Princess Charlene of Monaco, Olympic swimmer)"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Modern (French)

A name that means "free woman (princess charlene of monaco, olympic swimmer)".

Charlene is the French feminine of Charles — from the Old Germanic karl (free man). Mother of twins Jacques and Gabriella (born 2014). Charlene Tilton (Dallas TV series). Charlene Wittstock — her name before marriage.

Free woman. Olympic swimmer turned Princess of Monaco; her Foundation has taught 1.2 million children to swim.

The name in its native script.

Charlene
Transliteration
Charlene
Pronunciation
/ ʃɑːrˈliːn /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Charlene stands.

Charlene does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Charlenes before her.

Real people
Princess Charlene of Monaco
Olympic swimmer and Princess.
born 1978
Charlene Tilton
American actress.
born 1958
In fiction
Charlene
I've Never Been to Me.
1977

Names connected to Charlene.

The number behind Charlene.

3

The Communicator

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Charlene reduce to 3, The Communicator. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.