US rank #9690 Unisex name Peak 2021 65 births

Charming — #9690 US boys' name

65 babies named Charming in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s252020s40
#9690
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 32% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Charming was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

10 babies were named Charming in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charming

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Charming between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Charming currently holds the #9690 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Charming is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2020.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charming performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Charming shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charming 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 65 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.

Charming at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

65

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2021

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#9,690

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Charming popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
10
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 202420232022202120202018201720162015 6

Charming popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2020 (Charming as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2020 5

Charming by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
40 births that decade — 62% of Charming's all-time total
2010s252020s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charming?
65 babies have been named Charming since 2015. It currently ranks #9690 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 10 births.
When was Charming most popular?
Charming was most popular in the 2020s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Is Charming a unisex name?
Yes, Charming is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 65 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Charming been used?
Charming has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Charming?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charles, Chad, Charlie, Chase, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2015–2024 (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.