Girls' name · since 1941
Chari
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 1,202 babies named Chari, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,604 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,202
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Chari is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,202 have been recorded since 1941.
Chari has 1,202 recorded births among girls since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2020.
- #6,604 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,202 born since 1941
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chari ranks #6,604 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,202 born since 1941, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,604 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,202
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Chari's 1,202 recorded births place it above 90.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Chari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chari's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chari popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2020
- Peak year (1960)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Chari by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (315 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Chari's strongest decade.
315 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Chari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 75
1940s
75 births
- 1950s
1950s
224 births
- 1960s
1960s
315 births
- 1970s
1970s
240 births
- 1980s
1980s
216 births
- 1990s 78
1990s
78 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 315 births (26% of all-time use).
How Chari 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 Chari's total volume
Chari by state
Where Chari concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 81 | 6.7% |
| #2 | California | | 37 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 14 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
81 of 1,202 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Chari's data
- Chari's decade-level peak was the 1960s (315 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Charis (81 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1941–2020 (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 Chari 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.