Girls' name · since 1971
Charnise
215 babies named Charnise in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 215
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Charnise sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 215 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charnise has been recorded 215 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2009.
- #19,060 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 215 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charnise ranks #19,060 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 215 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 215
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Charnise's 215 recorded births place it above 73.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Charnise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charnise's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charnise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2009
- Peak year (1991)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Charnise by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (125 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Charnise's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Charnise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
125 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 125 births (58% of all-time use).
Charnise by state
Where Charnise concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 6 | 2.8% |
6 of 215 births nationwide.
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- Charnise's decade-level peak was the 1990s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Charnises (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charnise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1971–2009 (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 Charnise 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.