Recorded 1963–1991 Girls' name Peak 1970 192 births

Charnette — girls' name

192 babies named Charnette in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s521970s791980s541990s7

The verdict

192 girls have been named Charnette since 1963, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1991.

192
total births
1963–1991
years on record
1970s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Charnette was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

18 babies were named Charnette in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charnette

The Social Security Administration has registered 192 babies named Charnette between 1963 and 1991, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charnette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charnette performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Charnette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Charnette in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charnette 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 192 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.

Charnette at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

192

Since 1963

29 years of records

Peak year

1970

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1963

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1991

Charnette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1963

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1970)
18
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 19911984198119771973197019671963 5

Charnette by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
79 births that decade — 41% of Charnette's all-time total
1960s521970s791980s541990s7

Charnette by state

Where Charnette concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Charnette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 2.6%
New Jersey share of Charnette's total US births 2.6%

5 of 192 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charnette?
192 babies have been named Charnette since 1963. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1970 with 18 births.
When was Charnette most popular?
Charnette was most popular in the 1970s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Charnette most popular?
The top states for the name Charnette are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Charnette been used?
Charnette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 29 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Charnette?
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, 1963–1991 (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.