Charlemagne vs Charles

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

Name A

Charlemagne

Boy name · Rank #8491

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Name B

Charles

Boy name · Rank #51

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Metric Charlemagne Charles
Current Rank #8491 #51
Total Births (all years) 53 2,434,659
Peak Year 2024 1947
Peak Year Births 9 40,781
Peak Decade 2020s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Charlemagne Charles
1880s - 46,656
1890s - 36,848
1900s - 36,184
1910s - 173,535
1920s - 298,031
1930s - 303,218
1940s - 361,772
1950s - 361,177
1960s - 249,398
1970s 5 163,021
1980s - 131,902
1990s - 92,434
2000s - 75,334
2010s 17 70,024
2020s 31 35,125

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Charlemagne Charles
2014 5 7,362
2015 - 7,204
2016 - 7,127
2017 6 7,193
2018 - 6,667
2019 - 6,406
2020 - 6,249
2021 6 6,010
2022 - 5,934
2023 7 5,421
2024 9 5,613
2025 9 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, 1974–2025.

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