Recorded 1954–1996 Girls' name Peak 1990 93 births

Charlesa — girls' name

93 babies named Charlesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s51970s111980s251990s41

The verdict

93 girls have been named Charlesa since 1954, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.

93
total births
1954–1996
years on record
1990s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Charlesa was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

15 babies were named Charlesa in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charlesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Charlesa between 1954 and 1996, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charlesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charlesa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Charlesa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charlesa 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 93 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.

Charlesa at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

93

Since 1954

43 years of records

Peak year

1990

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1954

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1996

Charlesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1954

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1990)
15
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 19961993199019881982197419571954 5

Charlesa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
41 births that decade — 44% of Charlesa's all-time total
1950s111960s51970s111980s251990s41

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charlesa?
93 babies have been named Charlesa since 1954. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1990 with 15 births.
When was Charlesa most popular?
Charlesa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Charlesa been used?
Charlesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 43 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Charlesa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1954–1996 (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.