Charleen
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning a form of Charlene, free woman.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Charleen by the numbers
Charleen was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 231 babies in 1947, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Charleen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Charleefree man; a feminine spelling of charles1,176 in the US (2017)
- Carleen12 in the US (2017)
- Charliefree man1,679 in England and Wales (2025)
- Charleyfree man; a form of Charles703 in the US (2017)
- Carleefree woman; a form of Carla or Carly259 in the US (2017)
- Charlenefree person; a form of Charles152 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Charleen
Names that are said the same way as Charleen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Sharlenefree woman or beloved; variant of Charlene22 in the US (2017)
- Charlinefree man; a form of Charles10 in the US (2017)
- Charlyna form of Charline or Carolyn, free woman8 in the US (2017)
- Sharleenfeminine form of Charles; a form of Charlene6 in the US (2017)
- Charleeann9 in the US (2017)
- Charlynn5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean freedom
Like Charleen, each of these has freedom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Charlottefree woman; feminine form of Charles12,900 in the US (2017)
- Carolinefree woman; feminine form of Charles4,270 in the US (2017)
- Lottiefree woman; from Charlotte1,222 in England and Wales (2025)
- Frankiefree man; a form of Frank887 in England and Wales (2025)
- Francisfree man; from the Franks262 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carolinafree woman; a form of Caroline715 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Charleen
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