Girls' name · since 1973
Charnice
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.
- #20,113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 194
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
194 girls have been named Charnice since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Charnice recorded 194 times among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 2002.
- #20,113 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 194 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charnice ranks #20,113 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 194 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 194
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Charnice's 194 recorded births place it above 72.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by District of Columbia.
Charnice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charnice splits its recorded history at 1991: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charnice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2002
- Peak year (1994)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Charnice by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (119 births, 61% of the file).
1990s was Charnice's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Charnice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
119 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 119 births (61% of all-time use).
Charnice by state
Where Charnice concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 194 births nationwide.
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What to do with Charnice's data
- Charnice's decade-level peak was the 1990s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- District of Columbia records the most Charnices (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. District of Columbia 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 Charnice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1973–2002 (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 Charnice 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.