Charleston vs Charles

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

Name A

Charleston

Boy name · Rank #2795

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Name B

Charles

Boy name · Rank #51

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Metric Charleston Charles
Current Rank #2795 #51
Total Births (all years) 2,508 2,434,659
Peak Year 2015 1947
Peak Year Births 88 40,781
Peak Decade 2010s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Charleston Charles
1880s - 46,656
1890s - 36,848
1900s - 36,184
1910s 22 173,535
1920s 64 298,031
1930s 23 303,218
1940s 32 361,772
1950s 99 361,177
1960s 125 249,398
1970s 202 163,021
1980s 336 131,902
1990s 374 92,434
2000s 350 75,334
2010s 609 70,024
2020s 272 35,125

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Charleston Charles
2014 71 7,362
2015 88 7,204
2016 65 7,127
2017 58 7,193
2018 58 6,667
2019 70 6,406
2020 58 6,249
2021 54 6,010
2022 44 5,934
2023 29 5,421
2024 46 5,613
2025 41 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, 1914–2025.

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