Girls' name · since 1894
Charline
6,241 babies named Charline in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,243 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,241
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Charline currently ranks #13243 among girls' names in America, with 6,241 babies recorded since 1894.
Social Security Administration records show Charline recorded 6,241 times among girls since 1894, holding rank #13243 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2025.
- #2,233 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,243 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,241 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charline ranks #2,233 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,243 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,241 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,243 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,241
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Charline's 6,241 recorded births place it above 96.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Charline compares
6,241 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Charline's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Charline | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,241 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 164 | 21 | 19,840 |
Charline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charline's full recorded timeline at 1961, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 164 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025
- Peak year (1928)
- 164
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Charline by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,276 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Charline's strongest decade.
1,276 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Charline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 15
1890s
15 births
- 1900s 95
1900s
95 births
- 1910s
1910s
578 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,276 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,075 births
- 1940s
1940s
919 births
- 1950s
1950s
673 births
- 1960s 496
1960s
496 births
- 1970s 365
1970s
365 births
- 1980s 293
1980s
293 births
- 1990s 207
1990s
207 births
- 2000s 117
2000s
117 births
- 2010s 96
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,276 births (20% of all-time use).
How Charline 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 Charline's total volume
Charline by state
Where Charline concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 541 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 330 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 325 | 5.2% |
| #4 | California | | 290 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 243 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 147 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 141 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 138 | 2.2% |
541 of 6,241 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Charline appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Charline's data
- Charline's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,276 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Charlines (541 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~131 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, 1894–2025 (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 Charline 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.