Charity vs Charlene

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

Name A

Charity

Girl name · Rank #2034

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Name B

Charlene

Girl name · Rank #1748

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Metric Charity Charlene
Current Rank #2034 #1748
Total Births (all years) 35,419 133,629
Peak Year 1975 1952
Peak Year Births 1,420 3,546
Peak Decade 1970ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Charity Charlene
1880ss 323 5
1890ss 400 40
1900ss 416 139
1910ss 658 1,282
1920ss 573 5,570
1930ss 385 13,471
1940ss 456 26,782
1950ss 519 32,718
1960ss 1,036 24,623
1970ss 9,718 12,547
1980ss 8,212 8,938
1990ss 4,980 3,864
2000ss 4,751 1,741
2010ss 2,382 1,348
2020ss 610 561

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Charity Charlene
2014 247 159
2015 206 146
2016 197 147
2017 197 153
2018 189 112
2019 184 111
2020 145 119
2021 134 114
2022 118 111
2023 118 102
2024 95 115

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, 1880–2024.

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