Girls' name · since 1939
Charlayne
Charlayne has 198 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 198
- born since 1939
- 1960s
- peak decade
Charlayne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 198 have been recorded since 1939.
Social Security Administration records show Charlayne recorded 198 times among girls since 1939, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1987.
- #19,902 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 198 born since 1939
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlayne ranks #19,902 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 198 born since 1939, peaking in the 1960s.
- #19,902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 198
- born since 1939
- 1960s
- peak decade
Charlayne's 198 recorded births place it above 72.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Charlayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charlayne splits its recorded history at 1963: 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 1939 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 66 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charlayne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1987
- Peak year (1961)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Charlayne by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (140 births, 71% of the file).
1960s was Charlayne's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Charlayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1960s
1960s
140 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 140 births (71% of all-time use).
Charlayne by state
Where Charlayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 16 | 8.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 7 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.5% |
16 of 198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Charlayne's data
- Charlayne's decade-level peak was the 1960s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Charlaynes (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Charlayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1939–1987 (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 Charlayne 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.