Girls' name · since 1928
Charna
Since 1928, U.S. Social Security records show 560 babies named Charna, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 560
- born since 1928
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Charna is the #15120 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 560 recorded since 1928.
Social Security Administration records show Charna recorded 560 times among girls since 1928, holding rank #15120 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2025.
- #11,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,120 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 560 born since 1928
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charna ranks #11,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,120 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 560 born since 1928, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 560
- born since 1928
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charna's 560 recorded births place it above 84.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Charna compares
560 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Charna's all-time total is 49% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Charna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 560 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Charna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charna splits its recorded history at 1977: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1965 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2025
- Peak year (1965)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Charna by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (96 births, 17% of the file).
1980s was Charna's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Charna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
52 births
- 1950s
1950s
70 births
- 1960s
1960s
72 births
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
96 births
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 96 births (17% of all-time use).
How Charna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Charna's total volume
Charna by state
Where Charna concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 61 | 10.9% |
61 of 560 births nationwide.
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What to do with Charna's data
- Charna's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Charnas (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1928–2025 (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 Charna 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.