Girls' name · since 1972

Charnese

83 babies named Charnese in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#29,206 of 72,339
all-time among girls
83
born since 1972
1990s
peak decade

83 girls have been named Charnese since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Charnese recorded 83 times among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 1998.

  • #29,206 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 83 born since 1972
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charnese ranks #29,206 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 83 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.

#29,206 of 72,339
all-time among girls
83
born since 1972
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Charnese's 83 recorded births place it above 59.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Charnese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Charnese splits its recorded history at 1991: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Charnese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1998

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1993)
14
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
46810121416 197219771986198819891990199119921993199419961998 6

Charnese by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (55 births, 66% of the file).

1990s was Charnese's strongest decade.

55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.

Charnese births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 55 births (66% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charnese?
Since 1972, Social Security records show 83 babies named Charnese. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #29,206 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1998. Its busiest year on record was 1993, with 14 births.
Where does Charnese sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charnese ranks #29,206 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Charnese most popular?
Charnese was most popular in the 1990s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Charnese been used?
The SSA has tracked Charnese since 1972 -- 27 years through the most recent 1998 data.
What names are similar to Charnese?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Charnese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–1998 (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 Charnese 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.