Recorded 1967–1992 Girls' name Peak 1967 23 births

Charnessa — girls' name

23 babies named Charnessa in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s61990s10

The verdict

23 girls have been named Charnessa since 1967, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1992.

23
total births
1967–1992
years on record
1990s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Charnessa was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

7 babies were named Charnessa in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charnessa

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Charnessa between 1967 and 1992, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charnessa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charnessa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Charnessa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charnessa 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.

Charnessa at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

23

Since 1967

26 years of records

Peak year

1967

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1967

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1992

Charnessa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1967

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1967)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1992199019741967 7

Charnessa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 43% of Charnessa's all-time total
1960s71970s61990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charnessa?
23 babies have been named Charnessa since 1967. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1967 with 7 births.
When was Charnessa most popular?
Charnessa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Charnessa been used?
Charnessa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 26 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Charnessa?
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, 1967–1992 (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.