Recorded 1970–1998 Girls' name Peak 1984 110 births

Charina — girls' name

110 babies named Charina in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

110 girls have been named Charina since 1970, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.

110
total births
1970–1998
years on record
1980s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Charina was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

15 babies were named Charina in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charina

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Charina between 1970 and 1998, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Charina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charina 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 110 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.

Charina at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

110

Since 1970

29 years of records

Peak year

1984

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1970

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1998

Charina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1970

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1984)
15
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Charina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
61 births that decade — 55% of Charina's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charina?
110 babies have been named Charina since 1970. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1984 with 15 births.
When was Charina most popular?
Charina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Charina been used?
Charina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 29 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Charina?
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, 1970–1998 (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.