Girls' name · since 1969
Charlin
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Charlin, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,409 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charlin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 37 recorded since 1969.
Charlin has 37 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2012.
- #38,409 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 37 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlin ranks #38,409 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #38,409 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charlin's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Charlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charlin splits its recorded history at 1989: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2012
- Peak year (1969)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Charlin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Charlin's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Charlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Charlin's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Charlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1969–2012 (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 Charlin 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.