Girls' name · since 1941
Charnell
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 655 babies named Charnell, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,953 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 655
- born since 1941
- 1990s
- peak decade
655 girls have been named Charnell since 1941, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Charnell has 655 recorded births among girls since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2006.
- #9,953 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 655 born since 1941
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charnell ranks #9,953 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 655 born since 1941, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,953 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 655
- born since 1941
- 1990s
- peak decade
Charnell's 655 recorded births place it above 86.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Charnell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charnell's full recorded timeline at 1980, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charnell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2006
- Peak year (1992)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Charnell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (203 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Charnell's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Charnell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 32
1950s
32 births
- 1960s 64
1960s
64 births
- 1970s
1970s
154 births
- 1980s
1980s
145 births
- 1990s
1990s
203 births
- 2000s 46
2000s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 203 births (31% of all-time use).
How Charnell 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 Charnell's total volume
Charnell by state
Where Charnell concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
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What to do with Charnell's data
- Charnell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (203 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Charnells (5 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charnell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1941–2006 (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 Charnell 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.