Girls' name · since 1954
Charlesa
Charlesa has 93 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 93
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
93 girls have been named Charlesa since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Charlesa recorded 93 times among girls since 1954, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1996.
- #27,876 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 93 born since 1954
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlesa ranks #27,876 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 93 born since 1954, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 93
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Charlesa's 93 recorded births place it above 61.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Charlesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charlesa splits its recorded history at 1988: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charlesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1996
- Peak year (1990)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Charlesa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (41 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Charlesa's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Charlesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 41 births (44% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Charlesa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1954–1996 (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 Charlesa 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.