Girls' name · since 1998
Charlize
5,682 babies named Charlize in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,681 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,682
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Charlize currently ranks #2681 among girls' names in America, with 5,682 babies recorded since 1998.
Charlize has 5,682 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2681 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #2,356 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,681 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,682 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlize ranks #2,356 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,681 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,682 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,681 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,682
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Charlize's 5,682 recorded births place it above 96.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Charlize compares
5,682 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Charlize's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Charlize | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,682 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 436 | 21 | 19,840 |
Charlize's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charlize's full recorded timeline at 2012, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 436 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charlize popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 436
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Charlize by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,691 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Charlize's strongest decade.
2,691 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Charlize births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,691 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,383 births
- 2020s 566
2020s
566 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,691 births (47% of all-time use).
How Charlize 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 Charlize's total volume
Charlize by state
Where Charlize concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,268 | 22.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 503 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 468 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 373 | 6.6% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 170 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 169 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 156 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 138 | 2.4% |
1,268 of 5,682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Charlize appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Charlize's data
- Charlize's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,691 total births); usage has since declined to 566 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Charlizes (1,268 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charlize: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Charlize 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.