Recorded 1985–2001 Girls' name Peak 1986 215 births

Charday — girls' name

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.

1980s1141990s942000s7

The verdict

215 girls have been named Charday since 1985, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

215
total births
1985–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Charday was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

32 babies were named Charday in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charday

The Social Security Administration has registered 215 babies named Charday between 1985 and 2001, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charday currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charday performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Charday shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Charday in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charday in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 215 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Charday at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

215

Since 1985

17 years of records

Peak year

1986

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1985

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2001

Charday popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1985

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1986)
32
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
010203040 20011997199519931991198919871985 24

Charday by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
114 births that decade — 53% of Charday's all-time total
1980s1141990s942000s7

Charday by state

Where Charday concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Charday
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 8.4%
California share of Charday's total US births 8.4%

18 of 215 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charday?
215 babies have been named Charday since 1985. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1986 with 32 births.
When was Charday most popular?
Charday was most popular in the 1980s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Charday most popular?
The top states for the name Charday are California (18 births).
How long has the name Charday been used?
Charday has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 17 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Charday?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.