Girls' name · since 1970
Charina
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.
- #26,042 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 110
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 110 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Charina recorded 110 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1998.
- #26,042 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 110 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charina ranks #26,042 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,042 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 110
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charina's 110 recorded births place it above 63.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Charina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charina splits its recorded history at 1986: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1998
- Peak year (1984)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Charina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (61 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Charina's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Charina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 61 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Charina's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (61 total births) through the 1990s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1970–1998 (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 Charina 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.