Girls' name · since 1967
Charnessa
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Charnessa, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #43,993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
23 girls have been named Charnessa since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Charnessa recorded 23 times among girls since 1967, 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 1967 to 1992.
- #43,993 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 23 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charnessa ranks #43,993 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #43,993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Charnessa's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Charnessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charnessa's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1967 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charnessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1992
- Peak year (1967)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Charnessa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Charnessa's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Charnessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (43% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Charnessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1967–1992 (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 Charnessa 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.