Girls' name · since 1985
Charnee
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 83 babies named Charnee, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,205 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 83
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charnee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 83 have been recorded since 1985.
Charnee has 83 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1992.
- #29,205 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 83 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charnee ranks #29,205 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 83 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #29,205 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 83
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charnee's 83 recorded births place it above 59.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Charnee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charnee's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charnee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1992
- Peak year (1991)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Charnee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (43 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Charnee's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Charnee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
43 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 43 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Charnee's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 1990s (40) -- 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 Charnee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1985–1992 (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 Charnee 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.