Recorded 1988–1998 Girls' name Peak 1993 23 births

Charnesha — girls' name

23 babies named Charnesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s17

The verdict

23 girls have been named Charnesha since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.

23
total births
1988–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Charnesha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

7 babies were named Charnesha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charnesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Charnesha between 1988 and 1998, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charnesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charnesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Charnesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Charnesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charnesha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Charnesha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

23

Since 1988

11 years of records

Peak year

1993

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1988

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1998

Charnesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1988

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1993)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1998199319921988 6

Charnesha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 74% of Charnesha's all-time total
1980s61990s17

Charnesha by state

Where Charnesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Charnesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 21.7%
California share of Charnesha's total US births 21.7%

5 of 23 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charnesha?
23 babies have been named Charnesha since 1988. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1993 with 7 births.
When was Charnesha most popular?
Charnesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Charnesha most popular?
The top states for the name Charnesha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Charnesha been used?
Charnesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 11 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Charnesha?
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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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.