Girls' name · since 1961
Charito
Charito has 43 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,640 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Charito sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 43 recorded since 1961.
Charito has 43 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1980.
- #36,640 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 43 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charito ranks #36,640 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #36,640 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Charito's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Charito's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charito's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charito popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1980
- Peak year (1980)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1980.
43 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1980 with 8 births in a single year.
Charito by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (19 births, 44% of the file).
1970s was Charito's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Charito births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 19 births (44% of all-time use).
Charito decade highlights
- Peak decade 19 births
- Runner-up 16 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Charito by state
Where Charito concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 14.0% |
6 of 43 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 14.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 14.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Charito's data
- Charito's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 1980s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Charitos (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charito: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1961–1980 (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 Charito 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.
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