Recorded 1981–2001 Girls' name Peak 1981 35 births

Charia — girls' name

35 babies named Charia in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s112000s12

The verdict

35 girls have been named Charia since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

35
total births
1981–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Charia was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

6 babies were named Charia in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charia

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Charia between 1981 and 2001, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Charia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charia 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 35 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.

Charia at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

35

Since 1981

21 years of records

Peak year

1981

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1981

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2001

Charia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1981

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Charia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 34% of Charia's all-time total
1980s121990s112000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charia?
35 babies have been named Charia since 1981. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1981 with 6 births.
When was Charia most popular?
Charia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Charia been used?
Charia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 21 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Charia?
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.

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, 1981–2001 (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.