Charlz — boys' name
5 babies named Charlz in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
5 boys have been named Charlz since 1996, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.
- 5
- total births
- 1996–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Charlz was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Charlz in 1996 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Charlz
The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Charlz between 1996 and 1996, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Charlz currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Charlz performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Charlz 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 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.
Charlz at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Charlz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1996
- Peak year (1996)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1996.
5 total births across 1 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1996 with 5 births in a single year.
Charlz by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 5 births that decade — 100% of Charlz's all-time total
Charlz decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Charlz's strongest decade
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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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, 1996–1996 (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.