Girls' name · since 1970
Charae
Charae has 204 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 204
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Charae is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 204 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Charae recorded 204 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2016.
- #19,589 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 204 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charae ranks #19,589 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 204 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 204
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Charae's 204 recorded births place it above 72.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Charae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charae's full recorded timeline at 1990, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2016
- Peak year (1993)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Charae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (93 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Charae's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Charae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 93 births (46% of all-time use).
Charae by state
Where Charae concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 204 births nationwide.
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What to do with Charae's data
- Charae's decade-level peak was the 1990s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Charaes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Charae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.