Chapin vs Charles

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

Name A

Chapin

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Name B

Charles

Boy name · Rank #51

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Metric Chapin Charles
Current Rank Unranked #51
Total Births (all years) 233 2,434,659
Peak Year 1986 1947
Peak Year Births 14 40,781
Peak Decade 1990s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Chapin Charles
1880s - 46,656
1890s - 36,848
1900s - 36,184
1910s - 173,535
1920s 10 298,031
1930s 6 303,218
1940s - 361,772
1950s - 361,177
1960s - 249,398
1970s 10 163,021
1980s 66 131,902
1990s 79 92,434
2000s 56 75,334
2010s 6 70,024
2020s - 35,125

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chapin Charles
2014 - 7,362
2015 6 7,204
2016 - 7,127
2017 - 7,193
2018 - 6,667
2019 - 6,406
2020 - 6,249
2021 - 6,010
2022 - 5,934
2023 - 5,421
2024 - 5,613
2025 - 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, 1922–2015.

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