Girls' name · since 1968
Charnelle
Charnelle has 471 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,302 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 471
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Charnelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 471 have been recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charnelle has been recorded 471 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2007.
- #12,302 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 471 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charnelle ranks #12,302 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 471 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,302 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 471
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Charnelle's 471 recorded births place it above 82.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Charnelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charnelle's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 71, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charnelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2007
- Peak year (1991)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Charnelle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (263 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Charnelle's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Charnelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 75
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
263 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 263 births (56% of all-time use).
Charnelle by state
Where Charnelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 20 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 13 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 7 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
20 of 471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Charnelle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (263 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Charnelles (20 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 Charnelle: 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 (~39 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, 1968–2007 (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 Charnelle 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.