Total births
134
Boys' name · since 1915
Charels
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.
- 134
- total births
- 1915–1989
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 23%
- born in that decade
Charels is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 134 have been recorded since 1915.
Charels has 134 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1989.
- 134 total births
- 1915–1989 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 23% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
134 boys have been named Charels since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1989.
- 134
- total births
- 1915–1989
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 23%
- born in that decade
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.
Charels's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charels splits its recorded history at 1955: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charels at a glance
Last recorded 1989Peak year
1956
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Charels popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1989
- Peak year (1956)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Charels by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Charels's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Charels births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
31 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
28 births
- 1960s
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 31 births (23% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Charels? ▼
Charels has been given to 134 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 7 babies were born in 1956, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Charels go back to 1915, giving 75 years of history 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.
What to do with Charels's data
- Charels's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 1980s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Charels
Nearby Names Like Charels
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Charels
Charles Boy
#51 2,434,659 births
Chad Boy
#1814 240,728 births
Charlie Boy
#176 184,280 births
Chase Boy
#173 181,160 births
Chance Boy
#418 54,622 births
Compare Charels side by side: Charels vs Charles Charels vs Chad Charels vs Charlie
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1915–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Charels: Baby Name Since 1915 - 134 Births, Peak 1956." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/charels. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Charels 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 June 2026.