Boys' name · since 1954
Chrles
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 197 babies named Chrles, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,055 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 197
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chrles sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 197 recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrles has been recorded 197 times among boys since 1954, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1988.
- #13,055 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 197 born since 1954
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrles ranks #13,055 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 197 born since 1954, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,055 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 197
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chrles's 197 recorded births place it above 71.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chrles's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chrles's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chrles popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1988
- Peak year (1982)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Chrles by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (63 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Chrles's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Chrles births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
42 births
- 1960s
1960s
55 births
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 63 births (32% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chrles: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1954–1988 (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 Chrles 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.