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

Boy name

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Name B

Charles

Boy name · Rank #51

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Chapin Charles
Current Rank Unranked #51
Total Births (all years) 233 2,428,685
Peak Year 1986 1947
Peak Year Births 14 40,779
Peak Decade 1990ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Chapin Charles
1880ss — 46,656
1890ss — 36,848
1900ss — 36,184
1910ss — 173,534
1920ss 10 298,031
1930ss 6 303,215
1940ss — 361,760
1950ss — 361,178
1960ss — 249,388
1970ss 10 163,030
1980ss 66 131,905
1990ss 79 92,433
2000ss 56 75,331
2010ss 6 70,004
2020ss — 29,188

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chapin Charles
2014 — 7,360
2015 6 7,204
2016 — 7,125
2017 — 7,189
2018 — 6,663
2019 — 6,403
2020 — 6,243
2021 — 6,003
2022 — 5,934
2023 — 5,415
2024 — 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, 1922–2015.

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