Boys' name · since 1953

Johncharles

Johncharles has 90 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#18,086 of 45,481
all-time among boys
90
born since 1953
1980s
peak decade

Johncharles sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 90 recorded since 1953.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johncharles has been recorded 90 times among boys since 1953, 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 1953 to 2019.

  • #18,086 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 90 born since 1953
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johncharles ranks #18,086 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1953, peaking in the 1980s.

#18,086 of 45,481
all-time among boys
90
born since 1953
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Johncharles's 90 recorded births place it above 60.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Johncharles's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Johncharles's full recorded timeline at 1986, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Johncharles popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
456789 19531980198219851987199019972019 6

Johncharles by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (48 births, 53% of the file).

1980s was Johncharles's strongest decade.

48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Johncharles births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window.

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 48 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johncharles? ▼
90 babies have been named Johncharles since 1953. All-time, it sits at #18,086 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
Where does Johncharles sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johncharles ranks #18,086 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Johncharles most popular? ▼
Johncharles was most popular in the 1980s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Johncharles been used? ▼
Johncharles has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 67 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Johncharles? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include John, Johnny, Johnnie, Johnathan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Johncharles's data

  • Johncharles's decade-level peak was the 1980s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Johncharles

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Johncharles

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Johncharles: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1953–2019 (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 Johncharles 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.