Charlize — #2449 US girls' name
5,617 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.
More common than 86% of names given to girls today.
48% of everyone ever named Charlize was born in this single decade.
436 babies were named Charlize in 2004 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Charlize
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,617 babies named Charlize between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charlize currently holds the #2449 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 436 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Charlize performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,691 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Charlize shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,256 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Charlize in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Charlize 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 5,617 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.
Charlize at a glance
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Current rank
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Charlize popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998
- Peak year (2004)
- 436
- Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
Currently ranks #2449 among girls.
5,617 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2004 with 436 births in a single year.
Charlize by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 2,691 births that decade — 48% of Charlize's all-time total
Charlize decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,691 births
- Runner-up 2,383 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Charlize's strongest decade
2,691 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 48% of all-time use.
Charlize by state
Where Charlize concentrates geographically — total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,256 | 22.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 503 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 463 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 365 | 6.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 170 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 169 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 156 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 138 | 2.5% |
1,256 of 5,617 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 22.4% of nationwide
- New York 9.0% of nationwide
- Texas 8.2% of nationwide
- Florida 6.5% of nationwide
- New Jersey 3.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 35 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 22.4% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Charlize appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1998–2024 (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.