Recorded 1914–2014 Girls' name Peak 1946 1,132 births

Charlyne — girls' name

1,132 babies named Charlyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s691920s1871930s2031940s2501950s1521960s1111970s531980s491990s262000s222010s10
1940s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Charlyne was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

34 babies were named Charlyne in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charlyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,132 babies named Charlyne between 1914 and 2014, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charlyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charlyne performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 250 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Charlyne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Charlyne in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charlyne 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 1,132 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.

Charlyne at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

1,132

Since 1914

101 years of records

Peak year

1946

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1914

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2014

Charlyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1914

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1946)
34
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
010203040 201419881972196219521942193219221914 5

Charlyne by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
250 births that decade — 22% of Charlyne's all-time total
1910s691920s1871930s2031940s2501950s1521960s1111970s531980s491990s262000s222010s10

Charlyne by state

Where Charlyne concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Charlyne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
30 2.7%
#2 California
27 2.4%
#3 Georgia
12 1.1%
Texas share of Charlyne's total US births 2.7%
Even split

30 of 1,132 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charlyne?
1,132 babies have been named Charlyne since 1914. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1946 with 34 births.
When was Charlyne most popular?
Charlyne was most popular in the 1940s decade with 250 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
Where is Charlyne most popular?
The top states for the name Charlyne are Texas (30 births), California (27 births), Georgia (12 births).
How long has the name Charlyne been used?
Charlyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 101 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Charlyne?
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, 1914–2014 (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.