Girls' name · since 1985
Charday
215 babies named Charday in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,059 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 215
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charday is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 215 have been recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Charday recorded 215 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2001.
- #19,059 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 215 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charday ranks #19,059 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 215 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,059 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 215
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charday's 215 recorded births place it above 73.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Charday's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charday's full recorded timeline at 1992, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charday popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2001
- Peak year (1986)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Charday by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (114 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Charday's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Charday births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
114 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 114 births (53% of all-time use).
Charday by state
Where Charday concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 8.4% |
18 of 215 births nationwide.
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What to do with Charday's data
- Charday's decade-level peak was the 1980s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chardays (18 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 Charday: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1985–2001 (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 Charday 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.