Unisex name · since 1975
Charly
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 2,518 babies named Charly, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,033 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,266 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,518
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Charly currently ranks #3266 among unisex names in America, with 2,518 babies recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Charly recorded 2,518 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #3266 nationally today, ahead of 81% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #4,033 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,266 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,518 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charly ranks #4,033 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,266 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,518 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,033 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,266 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,518
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Charly's 2,518 recorded births place it above 94.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Charly compares
2,518 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Charly's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Charly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,518 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 109 | 21 | 19,840 |
Charly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charly's full recorded timeline at 2000, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 109 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charly popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Charly popularity over time - boys
1,315 total births recorded since 1884 (Charly as boys' name)
Charly by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (806 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Charly's strongest decade.
806 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Charly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
350 births
- 1990s
1990s
328 births
- 2000s
2000s
537 births
- 2010s
2010s
806 births
- 2020s
2020s
448 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 806 births (32% of all-time use).
How Charly 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 Charly's total volume
Charly by state
Where Charly concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 204 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Utah | | 184 | 7.3% |
| #3 | California | | 160 | 6.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 16 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 14 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 12 | 0.5% |
204 of 2,518 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Charly appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Charly's data
- Charly's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (806 total births) through the 2020s (448) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Charlys (204 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Charly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Charly 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.