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 #1701

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Name B

Charles

Boy name · Rank #51

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Metric Channing Charles
Current Rank #1701 #51
Total Births (all years) 7,296 2,434,659
Peak Year 2012 1947
Peak Year Births 512 40,781
Peak Decade 2010s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Channing Charles
1880s - 46,656
1890s - 36,848
1900s - 36,184
1910s 51 173,535
1920s 127 298,031
1930s 79 303,218
1940s 76 361,772
1950s 104 361,177
1960s 235 249,398
1970s 415 163,021
1980s 752 131,902
1990s 814 92,434
2000s 767 75,334
2010s 3,234 70,024
2020s 642 35,125

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Channing Charles
2014 361 7,362
2015 300 7,204
2016 273 7,127
2017 232 7,193
2018 196 6,667
2019 164 6,406
2020 131 6,249
2021 113 6,010
2022 113 5,934
2023 96 5,421
2024 98 5,613
2025 91 5,898

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, 1912–2025.

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