Channing vs Charles

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

Name A

Channing

Boy name · Rank #1695

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Name B

Charles

Boy name · Rank #51

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Metric Channing Charles
Current Rank #1695 #51
Total Births (all years) 7,205 2,428,685
Peak Year 2012 1947
Peak Year Births 512 40,779
Peak Decade 2010ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Channing Charles
1880ss — 46,656
1890ss — 36,848
1900ss — 36,184
1910ss 51 173,534
1920ss 127 298,031
1930ss 79 303,215
1940ss 76 361,760
1950ss 104 361,178
1960ss 235 249,388
1970ss 415 163,030
1980ss 752 131,905
1990ss 814 92,433
2000ss 767 75,331
2010ss 3,234 70,004
2020ss 551 29,188

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Channing Charles
2014 361 7,360
2015 300 7,204
2016 273 7,125
2017 232 7,189
2018 196 6,663
2019 164 6,403
2020 131 6,243
2021 113 6,003
2022 113 5,934
2023 96 5,415
2024 98 5,593

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, 1912–2024.

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