Girls' name · since 1985
Charde
Charde has 568 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,924 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 568
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charde is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 568 have been recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charde has been recorded 568 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2009.
- #10,924 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 568 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charde ranks #10,924 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 568 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,924 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 568
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charde's 568 recorded births place it above 84.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Charde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charde splits its recorded history at 1996: 19% of all births land in the more recent half, 81% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 105 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charde popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2009
- Peak year (1986)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Charde by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (290 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Charde's strongest decade.
290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Charde births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
290 births
- 1990s
1990s
215 births
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 290 births (51% of all-time use).
How Charde compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Charde's total volume
Charde by state
Where Charde concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 23 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 19 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 18 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Texas | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 7 | 1.2% |
45 of 568 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Charde appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Charde's data
- Charde's decade-level peak was the 1980s (290 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chardes (45 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 Charde: 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 (~24 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, 1985–2009 (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 Charde 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.