Girls' name · since 1949
Charise
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 2,154 babies named Charise, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,154
- born since 1949
- 1970s
- peak decade
Charise is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,154 have been recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Charise recorded 2,154 times among girls since 1949, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2014.
- #4,484 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,154 born since 1949
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charise ranks #4,484 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,154 born since 1949, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,154
- born since 1949
- 1970s
- peak decade
Charise's 2,154 recorded births place it above 93.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Charise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charise splits its recorded history at 1980: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 85 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2014
- Peak year (1971)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Charise by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (664 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Charise's strongest decade.
664 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Charise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 9
1940s
9 births
- 1950s 135
1950s
135 births
- 1960s
1960s
429 births
- 1970s
1970s
664 births
- 1980s
1980s
588 births
- 1990s 244
1990s
244 births
- 2000s 70
2000s
70 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 664 births (31% of all-time use).
How Charise 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 Charise's total volume
Charise by state
Where Charise concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 255 | 11.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 224 | 10.4% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 87 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 55 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 39 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 39 | 1.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 26 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Florida | | 20 | 0.9% |
255 of 2,154 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Charise appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Charise's data
- Charise's decade-level peak was the 1970s (664 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Charises (255 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1949–2014 (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 Charise 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.