Unisex name · since 1974
Charlemagne
53 babies named Charlemagne in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,408 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 53
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Charlemagne is the #8408 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 53 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Charlemagne recorded 53 times among boys since 1974, holding rank #8408 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #21,743 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,408 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 53 born since 1974
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlemagne ranks #21,743 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,408 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 53 born since 1974, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,408 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 53
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
Charlemagne's 53 recorded births place it above 51.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Charlemagne compares
53 18th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Charlemagne's all-time total is 86% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Charlemagne | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 53 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Charlemagne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charlemagne's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charlemagne popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Charlemagne popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2013 (Charlemagne as girls' name)
Charlemagne by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (31 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Charlemagne's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Charlemagne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 31 births (58% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charlemagne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Charlemagne 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.