Girls' name · since 1917
Charla
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 8,026 babies named Charla, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 8,026
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
8,026 girls have been named Charla since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Charla has 8,026 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2023.
- #1,905 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 8,026 born since 1917
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charla ranks #1,905 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 8,026 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 8,026
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Charla's 8,026 recorded births place it above 97.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Charla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charla splits its recorded history at 1971: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 219 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2023
- Peak year (1969)
- 219
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Charla by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,869 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Charla's strongest decade.
1,869 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Charla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 69
1920s
69 births
- 1930s 184
1930s
184 births
- 1940s
1940s
864 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,522 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,869 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,698 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,039 births
- 1990s 414
1990s
414 births
- 2000s 215
2000s
215 births
- 2010s 121
2010s
121 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,869 births (23% of all-time use).
How Charla 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 Charla's total volume
Charla by state
Where Charla concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,092 | 13.6% |
| #2 | California | | 586 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 361 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 325 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 287 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 262 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 191 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Kansas | | 160 | 2.0% |
1,092 of 8,026 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Charla appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Charla's data
- Charla's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,869 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Charlas (1,092 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Charla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1917–2023 (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 Charla 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.