Recorded 1915–1989 Boys' name Peak 1956 134 births

Charels — boys' name

134 babies named Charels in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s311930s61940s51950s281960s131970s171980s23
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Charels was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

7 babies were named Charels in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charels

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Charels between 1915 and 1989, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Charels currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charels performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Charels shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charels 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 134 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.

Charels at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

134

Since 1915

75 years of records

Peak year

1956

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1915

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1989

Charels popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1915

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1956)
7
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
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Charels by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
31 births that decade — 23% of Charels's all-time total
1910s111920s311930s61940s51950s281960s131970s171980s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charels?
134 babies have been named Charels since 1915. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1956 with 7 births.
When was Charels most popular?
Charels was most popular in the 1920s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Charels been used?
Charels has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 75 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Charels?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charles, Chad, Charlie, Chase, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–1989 (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.