Unisex name · since 2010
Kharter
Kharter has 535 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,745 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 535
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kharter is the #3745 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 535 recorded since 2010.
Social Security Administration records show Kharter recorded 535 times among boys since 2010, holding rank #3745 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #7,580 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,745 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 535 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kharter ranks #7,580 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,745 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 535 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,745 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 535
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kharter's 535 recorded births place it above 83.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Kharter compares
535 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kharter's all-time total is 45% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kharter | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 535 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 74 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kharter's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kharter splits its recorded history at 2018: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2010 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 74 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kharter popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Kharter popularity over time - girls
101 total births recorded since 2012 (Kharter as girls' name)
Kharter by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (364 births, 68% of the file).
2010s was Kharter's strongest decade.
364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Kharter births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
364 births
- 2020s
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 364 births (68% of all-time use).
How Kharter compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kharter's total volume
Kharter by state
Where Kharter concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 29 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 19 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 18 | 3.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 8 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
29 of 535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Kharter's data
- Kharter's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (364 total births) through the 2020s (171) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Kharters (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Kharter: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2010–2025 (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 Kharter 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.