Girls' name · since 1915
Charlet
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 657 babies named Charlet, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,936 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 657
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
657 girls have been named Charlet since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlet has been recorded 657 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2018.
- #9,936 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 657 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlet ranks #9,936 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 657 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,936 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 657
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Charlet's 657 recorded births place it above 86.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Charlet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charlet's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charlet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2018
- Peak year (1965)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Charlet by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (129 births, 20% of the file).
1950s was Charlet's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Charlet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 22
1910s
22 births
- 1920s 37
1920s
37 births
- 1930s 35
1930s
35 births
- 1940s
1940s
112 births
- 1950s
1950s
129 births
- 1960s
1960s
106 births
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 129 births (20% of all-time use).
How Charlet compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Charlet's total volume
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What to do with Charlet's data
- Charlet's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (129 total births) through the 2010s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charlet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1915–2018 (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 Charlet 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.