Charnissa — girls' name
32 babies named Charnissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
32 girls have been named Charnissa since 1974, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1974.
- 32
- total births
- 1974–1974
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Charnissa was born in this single decade.
32 babies were named Charnissa in 1974 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Charnissa
The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Charnissa between 1974 and 1974, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charnissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 32 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Charnissa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Charnissa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Charnissa 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 32 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.
Charnissa at a glance
Last recorded 1974Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Charnissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1974
- Peak year (1974)
- 32
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1974.
32 total births across 1 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1974 with 32 births in a single year.
Charnissa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 32 births that decade — 100% of Charnissa's all-time total
Charnissa decade highlights
- Peak decade 32 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Charnissa's strongest decade
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
Charnissa by state
Where Charnissa concentrates geographically — total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 15.6% |
5 of 32 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Florida 15.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 15.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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, 1974–1974 (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.