Girls' name · since 1937
Charlia
28 babies named Charlia in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #41,662 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1937
- 2000s
- peak decade
28 girls have been named Charlia since 1937, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Charlia recorded 28 times among girls since 1937, 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 1937 to 2003.
- #41,662 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1937
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlia ranks #41,662 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1937, peaking in the 2000s.
- #41,662 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1937
- 2000s
- peak decade
Charlia's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Charlia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charlia's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charlia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2003
- Peak year (2000)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Charlia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (17 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Charlia's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Charlia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17 births (61% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Charlia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1937–2003 (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 Charlia 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.