Girls' name · since 1918
Charlaine
Charlaine has 395 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1935 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 395
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Charlaine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 395 recorded since 1918.
Charlaine has 395 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1994.
- #13,611 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 395 born since 1918
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlaine ranks #13,611 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 395 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.
- #13,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 395
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Charlaine's 395 recorded births place it above 81.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Charlaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charlaine's SSA record in two at 1948 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1935 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charlaine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1994
- Peak year (1935)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Charlaine by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (107 births, 27% of the file).
1940s was Charlaine's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Charlaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 22
1920s
22 births
- 1930s
1930s
98 births
- 1940s
1940s
107 births
- 1950s
1950s
97 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 107 births (27% of all-time use).
Charlaine by state
Where Charlaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.5% |
6 of 395 births nationwide.
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What to do with Charlaine's data
- Charlaine's decade-level peak was the 1940s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Charlaines (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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Two nationwide peer axes for Charlaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1918–1994 (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 Charlaine 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.