Recorded 1958–2015 Girls' name Peak 1970 738 births

Charice — girls' name

738 babies named Charice in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s81960s1101970s2381980s2131990s1362000s112010s22
1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Charice was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

36 babies were named Charice in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charice

The Social Security Administration has registered 738 babies named Charice between 1958 and 2015, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charice performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 238 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Charice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Charice in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charice 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 738 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.

Charice at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

738

Since 1958

58 years of records

Peak year

1970

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1958

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2015

Charice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1958

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1970)
36
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
010203040 201519981992198619801974196819621958 8

Charice by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
238 births that decade — 32% of Charice's all-time total
1950s81960s1101970s2381980s2131990s1362000s112010s22

Charice by state

Where Charice concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Charice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
13 1.8%
#2 Michigan
10 1.4%
#3 California
5 0.7%
#4 Ohio
5 0.7%
New York share of Charice's total US births 1.8%
Even split

13 of 738 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charice?
738 babies have been named Charice since 1958. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1970 with 36 births.
When was Charice most popular?
Charice was most popular in the 1970s decade with 238 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Charice most popular?
The top states for the name Charice are New York (13 births), Michigan (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Charice been used?
Charice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 58 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Charice?
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, 1958–2015 (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.