Girls' name · since 1961

Charlina

Charlina has 156 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#22,348 of 72,339
all-time among girls
156
born since 1961
1980s
peak decade

Charlina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 156 have been recorded since 1961.

Charlina has 156 recorded births among girls since 1961, 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 1961 to 2001.

  • #22,348 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 156 born since 1961
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlina ranks #22,348 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 156 born since 1961, peaking in the 1980s.

#22,348 of 72,339
all-time among girls
156
born since 1961
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Charlina's 156 recorded births place it above 69.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Charlina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Charlina's full recorded timeline at 1983, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Charlina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1972)
11
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
4681012 196119681973197719831986198919932001 5

Charlina by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (57 births, 37% of the file).

1980s was Charlina's strongest decade.

57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Charlina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 57 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charlina?
Since 1961, Social Security records show 156 babies named Charlina. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #22,348 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2001. Its busiest year on record was 1972, with 11 births.
Where does Charlina sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlina ranks #22,348 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Charlina most popular?
Charlina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Charlina been used?
The SSA has tracked Charlina since 1961 -- 41 years through the most recent 2001 data.
What names are similar to Charlina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Charlina's data

  • Charlina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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.

Keep exploring Charlina

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Charlina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1961–2001 (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 Charlina 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.