Girls' name · since 1969
Charelle
429 babies named Charelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,965 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 429
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
429 girls have been named Charelle since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charelle has been recorded 429 times among girls since 1969, 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 1969 to 2003.
- #12,965 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 429 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charelle ranks #12,965 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 429 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,965 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 429
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charelle's 429 recorded births place it above 82.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Charelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charelle splits its recorded history at 1986: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2003
- Peak year (1989)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Charelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (178 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Charelle's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Charelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 9
1960s
9 births
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
- 1980s
1980s
178 births
- 1990s
1990s
167 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 178 births (41% of all-time use).
Charelle by state
Where Charelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
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What to do with Charelle's data
- Charelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (178 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Charelles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1969–2003 (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 Charelle 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.