Recorded 1969–2003 Girls' name Peak 1989 429 births

Charelle — girls' name

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.

1960s91970s591980s1781990s1672000s16
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Charelle was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

35 babies were named Charelle in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 429 babies named Charelle between 1969 and 2003, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Charelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Charelle in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charelle 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 429 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.

Charelle at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

429

Since 1969

35 years of records

Peak year

1989

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1969

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2003

Charelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1969

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1989)
35
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
010203040 20031997199219871982197719721969 9

Charelle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
178 births that decade — 41% of Charelle's all-time total
1960s91970s591980s1781990s1672000s16

Charelle by state

Where Charelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Charelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 1.2%
#2 New York
5 1.2%
Michigan share of Charelle's total US births 1.2%
Even split

5 of 429 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charelle?
429 babies have been named Charelle since 1969. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1989 with 35 births.
When was Charelle most popular?
Charelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Charelle most popular?
The top states for the name Charelle are Michigan (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Charelle been used?
Charelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 35 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Charelle?
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.

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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, 1969–2003 (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.