Recorded 1973–2002 Girls' name Peak 1994 194 births

Charnice — girls' name

194 babies named Charnice in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

194 girls have been named Charnice since 1973, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

194
total births
1973–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Charnice was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

21 babies were named Charnice in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charnice

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Charnice between 1973 and 2002, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charnice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charnice performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Charnice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in District of Columbia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Charnice in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charnice 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 194 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.

Charnice at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

194

Since 1973

30 years of records

Peak year

1994

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1973

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2002

Charnice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1973

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1994)
21
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Charnice by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
119 births that decade — 61% of Charnice's all-time total
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Charnice by state

Where Charnice concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

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

5 of 194 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charnice?
194 babies have been named Charnice since 1973. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1994 with 21 births.
When was Charnice most popular?
Charnice was most popular in the 1990s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Charnice most popular?
The top states for the name Charnice are District of Columbia (5 births).
How long has the name Charnice been used?
Charnice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 30 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Charnice?
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, 1973–2002 (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.