Recorded 1953–2018 Girls' name Peak 1990 479 births

Charlese — girls' name

479 babies named Charlese in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s181960s451970s361980s641990s1082000s1612010s47
2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Charlese was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

20 babies were named Charlese in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charlese

The Social Security Administration has registered 479 babies named Charlese between 1953 and 2018, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charlese currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charlese performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Charlese shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charlese 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 479 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.

Charlese at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

479

Since 1953

66 years of records

Peak year

1990

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1953

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2018

Charlese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1953

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1990)
20
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
0510152025 20182008200119941987197919651953 6

Charlese by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
161 births that decade — 34% of Charlese's all-time total
1950s181960s451970s361980s641990s1082000s1612010s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charlese?
479 babies have been named Charlese since 1953. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1990 with 20 births.
When was Charlese most popular?
Charlese was most popular in the 2000s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Charlese been used?
Charlese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 66 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Charlese?
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.

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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, 1953–2018 (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.