Girls' name · since 1963
Charnette
Charnette has 192 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 192
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
192 girls have been named Charnette since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Charnette recorded 192 times among girls since 1963, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1991.
- #20,231 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 192 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charnette ranks #20,231 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 192 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 192
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Charnette's 192 recorded births place it above 71.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Charnette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charnette splits its recorded history at 1976: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charnette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1991
- Peak year (1970)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Charnette by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (79 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Charnette's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Charnette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
52 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
54 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 79 births (41% of all-time use).
Charnette by state
Where Charnette concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 192 births nationwide.
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What to do with Charnette's data
- Charnette's decade-level peak was the 1970s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Charnettes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charnette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1963–1991 (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 Charnette 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.