Charlan — girls' name
15 babies named Charlan in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
15 girls have been named Charlan since 1947, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1963.
- 15
- total births
- 1947–1963
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
33% of everyone ever named Charlan was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Charlan in 1947 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Charlan
The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Charlan between 1947 and 1963, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charlan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Charlan performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Charlan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Charlan 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 15 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.
Charlan at a glance
Last recorded 1963Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Charlan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1947
- Peak year (1947)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1963.
15 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1947 with 5 births in a single year.
Charlan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- 5 births that decade — 33% of Charlan's all-time total
Charlan decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1940s was Charlan's strongest decade
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 33% of all-time use.
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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, 1947–1963 (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.