Girls' name · since 1921
Charlye
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 365 babies named Charlye, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Charlye is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 365 have been recorded since 1921.
Charlye has 365 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2024.
- #14,283 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 365 born since 1921
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlye ranks #14,283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 365 born since 1921, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Charlye's 365 recorded births place it above 80.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Charlye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charlye's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charlye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2024
- Peak year (2017)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Charlye by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (154 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Charlye's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Charlye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 154 births (42% of all-time use).
Charlye by state
Where Charlye concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.6% |
6 of 365 births nationwide.
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- Charlye's decade-level peak was the 2010s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Charlyes (6 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 Charlye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1921–2024 (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 Charlye 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.