Unisex name · since 1936
Charl
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 67 babies named Charl, peaking in 1950. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,592 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1936
- 1950s
- peak decade
Charl is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 67 have been recorded since 1936.
Charl has 67 recorded births among girls since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1970.
- #31,592 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 67 born since 1936
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charl ranks #31,592 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1936, peaking in the 1950s.
- #31,592 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1936
- 1950s
- peak decade
Charl's 67 recorded births place it above 56.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Charl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charl's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1950 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charl popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1970
- Peak year (1950)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Charl popularity over time - boys
36 total births recorded since 1914 (Charl as boys' name)
Charl by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (30 births, 45% of the file).
1950s was Charl's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Charl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
30 births
- 1960s
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 30 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Charl's data
- Charl's decade-level peak was the 1950s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Charl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1936–1970 (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 Charl 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.