Girls' name · since 1940
Charlynne
Charlynne has 28 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #41,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
28 girls have been named Charlynne since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Charlynne recorded 28 times among girls since 1940, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1967.
- #41,663 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1940
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlynne ranks #41,663 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1940, peaking in the 1940s.
- #41,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
Charlynne's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Charlynne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charlynne splits its recorded history at 1950: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1948 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charlynne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1967
- Peak year (1948)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Charlynne by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (12 births, 43% of the file).
1940s was Charlynne's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Charlynne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 12 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Charlynne's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Charlynne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
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, 1940–1967 (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 Charlynne 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.