Recorded 1918–1994 Girls' name Peak 1935 395 births

Charlaine — girls' name

395 babies named Charlaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s221930s981940s1071950s971960s331970s141980s111990s8
1940s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Charlaine was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

19 babies were named Charlaine in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charlaine

The Social Security Administration has registered 395 babies named Charlaine between 1918 and 1994, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charlaine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charlaine performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Charlaine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Charlaine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charlaine in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 395 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Charlaine at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

395

Since 1918

77 years of records

Peak year

1935

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1918

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 1994

Charlaine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1918

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1935)
19
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
05101520 19941966195719501944193819321918 5

Charlaine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
107 births that decade — 27% of Charlaine's all-time total
1910s51920s221930s981940s1071950s971960s331970s141980s111990s8

Charlaine by state

Where Charlaine concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Charlaine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.5%
California share of Charlaine's total US births 1.5%

6 of 395 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charlaine?
395 babies have been named Charlaine since 1918. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1935 with 19 births.
When was Charlaine most popular?
Charlaine was most popular in the 1940s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Charlaine most popular?
The top states for the name Charlaine are California (6 births).
How long has the name Charlaine been used?
Charlaine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 77 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Charlaine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.