Charleston vs Charlie

Side-by-side comparison of Charleston and Charlie - 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

Charlie

Boy name · Rank #176

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Metric Charleston Charlie
Current Rank #2795 #176
Total Births (all years) 2,508 184,280
Peak Year 2015 1919
Peak Year Births 88 2,891
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Charleston Charlie
1880s - 7,091
1890s - 7,261
1900s - 7,928
1910s 22 19,834
1920s 64 25,176
1930s 23 19,154
1940s 32 18,264
1950s 99 15,282
1960s 125 10,041
1970s 202 6,365
1980s 336 5,465
1990s 374 4,913
2000s 350 8,367
2010s 609 16,490
2020s 272 12,649

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Charleston Charlie
2014 71 1,696
2015 88 1,674
2016 65 1,711
2017 58 1,793
2018 58 1,730
2019 70 1,832
2020 58 1,872
2021 54 2,009
2022 44 2,110
2023 29 2,104
2024 46 2,094
2025 41 2,460

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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