US rank #11226 Girls' name Peak 2004 866 births

Charlise — #11226 US girls' name

866 babies named Charlise in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s261970s451980s921990s592000s3412010s2592020s44
#11226
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Charlise was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

56 babies were named Charlise in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charlise

The Social Security Administration has registered 866 babies named Charlise between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charlise currently holds the #11226 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charlise performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 341 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Charlise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Charlise in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charlise in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 866 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Charlise at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

866

Since 1960

65 years of records

Peak year

2004

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,226

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1960

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2024

Charlise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1960

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
56
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
0204060 20242016200920021992198519771960 8

Charlise by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
341 births that decade — 39% of Charlise's all-time total
1960s261970s451980s921990s592000s3412010s2592020s44

Charlise by state

Where Charlise concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Charlise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
43 5.0%
#2 New York
10 1.2%
#3 Ohio
10 1.2%
#4 Illinois
5 0.6%
#5 Texas
5 0.6%
California share of Charlise's total US births 5.0%
Even split

43 of 866 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charlise?
866 babies have been named Charlise since 1960. It currently ranks #11226 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 56 births.
When was Charlise most popular?
Charlise was most popular in the 2000s decade with 341 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Charlise most popular?
The top states for the name Charlise are California (43 births), New York (10 births), Ohio (10 births).
How long has the name Charlise been used?
Charlise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 65 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Charlise?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.