Girls' name · since 1988
Charnele
195 babies named Charnele in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 195
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Charnele is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 195 have been recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Charnele recorded 195 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1994.
- #20,053 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 195 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charnele ranks #20,053 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 195 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 195
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Charnele's 195 recorded births place it above 72.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
Charnele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charnele's full recorded timeline at 1991, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charnele popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1994
- Peak year (1989)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Charnele by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (141 births, 72% of the file).
1990s was Charnele's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Charnele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
141 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 141 births (72% of all-time use).
Charnele by state
Where Charnele concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 11 | 5.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 7 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 2.6% |
11 of 195 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Virginia records the most Charneles (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia 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 Charnele: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1988–1994 (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 Charnele 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.