Girls' name · since 1943
Charyl
782 babies named Charyl in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 782
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
782 girls have been named Charyl since 1943, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charyl has been recorded 782 times among girls since 1943, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1989.
- #8,877 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 782 born since 1943
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charyl ranks #8,877 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 782 born since 1943, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 782
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Charyl's 782 recorded births place it above 87.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Charyl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charyl's full recorded timeline at 1964, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charyl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1989
- Peak year (1960)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Charyl by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (237 births, 30% of the file).
1950s was Charyl's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Charyl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
180 births
- 1950s
1950s
237 births
- 1960s
1960s
225 births
- 1970s
1970s
100 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 237 births (30% of all-time use).
How Charyl compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Charyl's total volume
Charyl by state
Where Charyl concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 2.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 13 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.8% |
21 of 782 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Charyl's data
- Charyl's decade-level peak was the 1950s (237 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Charyls (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charyl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1943–1989 (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 Charyl 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.