Chanah vs Charlene

Side-by-side comparison of Chanah and Charlene — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Chanah

Girl name

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Name B

Charlene

Girl name · Rank #1755

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Metric Chanah Charlene
Current Rank Unranked #1755
Total Births (all years) 195 133,729
Peak Year 1997 1952
Peak Year Births 11 3,546
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1975 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Chanah Charlene
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 40
1900ss — 139
1910ss — 1,282
1920ss — 5,570
1930ss — 13,471
1940ss — 26,782
1950ss — 32,718
1960ss — 24,624
1970ss 16 12,547
1980ss 12 8,938
1990ss 55 3,864
2000ss 72 1,741
2010ss 29 1,348
2020ss 11 660

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chanah Charlene
2014 8 159
2015 — 146
2016 5 147
2017 — 153
2018 — 112
2019 — 111
2020 6 119
2021 — 114
2022 — 111
2023 5 102
2024 — 115
2025 — 99

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1975–2023.

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