Charleen
Charleen is a 1977 observational documentary film directed and shot by Ross McElwee, about his friend and former poetry teacher, Charleen Swansea.
Meaning & Origin of Charleen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Charleen is a 1977 observational documentary film directed and shot by Ross McElwee, about his friend and former poetry teacher, Charleen Swansea.
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The Story of Charleen
Charleen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1911, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 231 Charleens were born — ranking #561 that year. As of 2026, Charleen ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7K Charleens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Charleen
Charleen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Charleen's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #561. Use the chart and map above to compare Charleen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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