Girls' name · since 1953
Charlese
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.
- #12,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 479
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Charlese sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 479 recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Charlese recorded 479 times among girls since 1953, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2018.
- #12,167 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 479 born since 1953
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlese ranks #12,167 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 479 born since 1953, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 479
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Charlese's 479 recorded births place it above 83.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Charlese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charlese's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charlese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2018
- Peak year (1990)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Charlese by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (161 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Charlese's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Charlese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 45
1960s
45 births
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
161 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 161 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Charlese's decade-level peak was the 2000s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Charlese: 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 (~65 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, 1953–2018 (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 Charlese 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.