Girls' name · since 1975
Charli
11,692 babies named Charli in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,515 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #497 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,692
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Charli is the #497 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 11,692 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Charli recorded 11,692 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #497 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #1,515 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #497 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,692 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charli ranks #1,515 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #497 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,692 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,515 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #497 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,692
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Charli's 11,692 recorded births place it above 97.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Charli compares
11,692 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Charli's all-time total is 31x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Charli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,692 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 845 | 21 | 19,840 |
Charli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charli's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 845, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charli popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 845
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Charli popularity over time - boys
146 total births recorded since 1994 (Charli as boys' name)
Charli by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,704 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Charli's strongest decade.
4,704 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Charli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 81
1970s
81 births
- 1980s 510
1980s
510 births
- 1990s 682
1990s
682 births
- 2000s 1,489
2000s
1,489 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,704 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,226 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,704 births (40% of all-time use).
How Charli 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 Charli's total volume
Charli by state
Where Charli concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,143 | 9.8% |
| #2 | California | | 762 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 449 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 443 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 439 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 385 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 369 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 362 | 3.1% |
1,143 of 11,692 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Charli appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Charli's data
- Charli's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,704 total births) through the 2020s (4,226) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Charlis (1,143 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Charli 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.