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Charlene

Charlene is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleHigh

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Charlene · Charlène

Verdict
Female
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, France, Great Britain
Also spelled
Charlène
US records 1880–2017
383 male / 132,828 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Charlene

If you do not know Charlene’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Charlene,” in English, “Guten Tag Charlene,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Charlene,

German

Guten Tag Charlene,

French

Bonjour Charlene,

Spanish

Estimado/a Charlene:

Chinese

Charlene您好：

Japanese

Charlene様

English

Hi Charlene,

German

Hi Charlene,

French

Salut Charlene,

Spanish

Hola Charlene,

Chinese

Charlene你好：

Japanese

Charleneさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Charlene by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesvery commonwoman's name
Francerarewoman's name
Great Britainrarewoman's name
Maltararewoman's name

United States birth data

383 male · 132,828 female · 133,211 births recorded

Male ≈ 0.3%Female ≈ 99.7%

Records from 1980–2017: 0.2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Charlene a male or female name?

Charlene is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Charlene in an email?

If you do not know Charlene’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Charlene,” in English, “Guten Tag Charlene,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Charlene a unisex name?

Charlene is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Charlene a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/charlene. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_charlene,
  title  = {Is Charlene a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/charlene},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}