Girls' name · since 1914
Charlee
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 19,268 babies named Charlee, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #417 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,268
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Charlee currently ranks #417 among girls' names in America, with 19,268 babies recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Charlee recorded 19,268 times among girls since 1914, holding rank #417 nationally today, ahead of 98% 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 1914 to 2025.
- #1,093 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #417 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 19,268 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlee ranks #1,093 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #417 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 19,268 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #417 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,268
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Charlee's 19,268 recorded births place it above 98.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Charlee compares
19,268 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Charlee's all-time total is 51x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Charlee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,268 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,172 | 21 | 19,840 |
Charlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charlee's full recorded timeline at 1983, 97% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 3% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 1,172 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charlee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 1,172
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Charlee popularity over time - boys
481 total births recorded since 1981 (Charlee as boys' name)
Charlee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (9,824 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Charlee's strongest decade.
9,824 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Charlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 86
1940s
86 births
- 1950s 107
1950s
107 births
- 1960s 55
1960s
55 births
- 1970s 178
1970s
178 births
- 1980s 447
1980s
447 births
- 1990s 749
1990s
749 births
- 2000s 2,177
2000s
2,177 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,824 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,613 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 9,824 births (51% of all-time use).
How Charlee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Charlee's total volume
Charlee by state
Where Charlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,494 | 7.8% |
| #2 | California | | 1,233 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 809 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 741 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 721 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 685 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 680 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 585 | 3.0% |
1,494 of 19,268 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Charlee appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Charlee's data
- Charlee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (9,824 total births) through the 2020s (5,613) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Charlees (1,494 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Charlee 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.