Girls' name · since 1970
Charlea
494 babies named Charlea in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,518 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 494
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Charlea is the #13518 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 494 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Charlea recorded 494 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #13518 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #11,947 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,518 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 494 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlea ranks #11,947 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,518 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 494 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,518 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 494
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Charlea's 494 recorded births place it above 83.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
How Charlea compares
494 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Charlea's all-time total is 31% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Charlea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 494 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Charlea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charlea's full recorded timeline at 2005, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charlea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Charlea by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (196 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Charlea's strongest decade.
196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Charlea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
104 births
- 2010s
2010s
196 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 196 births (40% of all-time use).
Charlea by state
Where Charlea concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
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What to do with Charlea's data
- Charlea's decade-level peak was the 2010s (196 total births); usage has since declined to 65 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Missouri records the most Charleas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri 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 Charlea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Charlea 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.