Charles
#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #48 for boys in 2025, 5,898 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 5,348 births
- Debut · boys
- 5,348 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 146 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,434,659since 1880
Charles over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | #48 | 5,898 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #51 | 5,613 |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | #54 | 5,421 |
| 2022 | #10,383 | 9 | #50 | 5,934 |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #50 | 6,010 |
| 2020 | #7,969 | 13 | #46 | 6,249 |
| 2019 | #10,473 | 9 | #52 | 6,406 |
| 2018 | #8,146 | 13 | #53 | 6,667 |
| 2017 | #8,776 | 12 | #48 | 7,193 |
| 2016 | #6,901 | 17 | #52 | 7,127 |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | #50 | 7,204 |
| 2014 | #7,636 | 15 | #51 | 7,362 |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | #57 | 7,025 |
| 2012 | #7,804 | 15 | #62 | 6,947 |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | #61 | 6,987 |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 | #63 | 7,106 |
| 2009 | — | #64 | 7,284 | |
| 2008 | #6,799 | 19 | #63 | 7,288 |
| 2007 | #9,539 | 12 | #62 | 7,452 |
| 2006 | #8,237 | 14 | #60 | 8,013 |
| 2005 | #7,138 | 16 | #56 | 7,933 |
| 2004 | #2,927 | 54 | #56 | 7,652 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #57 | 7,696 |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | #58 | 7,208 |
| 2001 | #6,322 | 17 | #55 | 7,283 |
| 2000 | #7,158 | 14 | #51 | 7,525 |
| 1999 | #8,223 | 11 | #50 | 7,525 |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | #48 | 7,849 |
| 1997 | #6,163 | 15 | #49 | 7,656 |
| 1996 | #5,065 | 19 | #43 | 8,248 |
| 1995 | #4,518 | 22 | #44 | 8,478 |
| 1994 | #5,016 | 19 | #43 | 9,018 |
| 1993 | #3,776 | 28 | #44 | 9,855 |
| 1992 | #3,419 | 32 | #43 | 10,469 |
| 1991 | #3,207 | 34 | #38 | 11,336 |
| 1990 | #2,737 | 42 | #38 | 12,000 |
| 1989 | #2,072 | 60 | #36 | 12,245 |
| 1988 | #1,491 | 91 | #37 | 12,109 |
| 1987 | #1,545 | 82 | #35 | 12,173 |
| 1986 | #1,472 | 85 | #34 | 12,625 |
| 1985 | #1,269 | 106 | #34 | 12,900 |
| 1984 | #1,179 | 112 | #33 | 12,942 |
| 1983 | #1,114 | 121 | #33 | 13,212 |
| 1982 | #1,131 | 124 | #31 | 14,310 |
| 1981 | #1,261 | 102 | #31 | 14,427 |
| 1980 | #1,161 | 116 | #29 | 14,959 |
| 1979 | #1,061 | 130 | #28 | 14,806 |
| 1978 | #1,104 | 118 | #27 | 14,844 |
| 1977 | #1,315 | 88 | #26 | 14,743 |
| 1976 | #1,122 | 106 | #26 | 13,921 |
| 1975 | #963 | 129 | #25 | 14,574 |
| 1974 | #1,133 | 102 | #23 | 15,151 |
| 1973 | #1,009 | 117 | #23 | 15,752 |
| 1972 | #982 | 122 | #23 | 16,968 |
| 1971 | #903 | 146 | #22 | 19,851 |
| 1970 | #891 | 148 | #21 | 22,411 |
| 1969 | #912 | 135 | #19 | 21,658 |
| 1968 | #906 | 130 | #20 | 21,575 |
| 1967 | #926 | 122 | #20 | 21,288 |
| 1966 | #874 | 131 | #20 | 22,252 |
| 1965 | #870 | 132 | #20 | 23,494 |
| 1964 | #920 | 129 | #17 | 25,908 |
| 1963 | #898 | 136 | #16 | 26,762 |
| 1962 | #960 | 122 | #15 | 27,590 |
| 1961 | #987 | 120 | #13 | 29,194 |
| 1960 | #926 | 132 | #13 | 29,677 |
| 1959 | #837 | 150 | #11 | 30,797 |
| 1958 | #900 | 129 | #11 | 32,242 |
| 1957 | #821 | 152 | #11 | 34,283 |
| 1956 | #792 | 156 | #11 | 35,239 |
| 1955 | #788 | 148 | #11 | 35,365 |
| 1954 | #838 | 126 | #10 | 37,463 |
| 1953 | #779 | 138 | #9 | 38,421 |
| 1952 | #831 | 121 | #9 | 38,866 |
| 1951 | #710 | 151 | #9 | 39,406 |
| 1950 | #693 | 154 | #9 | 39,095 |
| 1949 | #708 | 143 | #9 | 40,052 |
| 1948 | #679 | 150 | #9 | 38,676 |
| 1947 | #725 | 138 | #9 | 40,781 |
| 1946 | #695 | 134 | #9 | 38,215 |
| 1945 | #658 | 125 | #7 | 32,469 |
| 1944 | #615 | 142 | #7 | 34,662 |
| 1943 | #571 | 176 | #7 | 36,632 |
| 1942 | #579 | 163 | #7 | 35,854 |
| 1941 | #563 | 155 | #6 | 32,742 |
| 1940 | #588 | 140 | #6 | 31,689 |
| 1939 | #548 | 149 | #6 | 30,789 |
| 1938 | #570 | 144 | #6 | 31,151 |
| 1937 | #496 | 176 | #6 | 30,520 |
| 1936 | #567 | 133 | #6 | 29,101 |
| 1935 | #528 | 149 | #6 | 29,983 |
| 1934 | #496 | 168 | #7 | 29,790 |
| 1933 | #446 | 209 | #6 | 28,991 |
| 1932 | #468 | 197 | #6 | 31,092 |
| 1931 | #443 | 212 | #6 | 29,934 |
| 1930 | #436 | 237 | #6 | 31,867 |
| 1929 | #408 | 262 | #5 | 29,930 |
| 1928 | #412 | 271 | #5 | 31,243 |
| 1927 | #395 | 303 | #5 | 31,941 |
| 1926 | #451 | 225 | #5 | 29,521 |
| 1925 | #470 | 216 | #5 | 29,580 |
| 1924 | #526 | 186 | #5 | 30,460 |
| 1923 | #570 | 159 | #5 | 28,966 |
| 1922 | #488 | 199 | #5 | 28,839 |
| 1921 | #539 | 176 | #5 | 29,242 |
| 1920 | #564 | 163 | #5 | 28,309 |
| 1919 | #616 | 129 | #5 | 25,192 |
| 1918 | #592 | 144 | #5 | 26,921 |
| 1917 | #612 | 124 | #7 | 24,143 |
| 1916 | #606 | 123 | #6 | 23,612 |
| 1915 | #658 | 101 | #7 | 21,960 |
| 1914 | #671 | 75 | #7 | 16,937 |
| 1913 | #748 | 49 | #7 | 13,191 |
| 1912 | #596 | 67 | #7 | 11,070 |
| 1911 | #686 | 40 | #7 | 5,725 |
| 1910 | #753 | 32 | #7 | 4,784 |
| 1909 | #747 | 29 | #7 | 4,029 |
| 1908 | #709 | 30 | #7 | 3,929 |
| 1907 | #840 | 20 | #6 | 3,884 |
| 1906 | #742 | 24 | #6 | 3,607 |
| 1905 | #777 | 22 | #5 | 3,608 |
| 1904 | #710 | 24 | #6 | 3,406 |
| 1903 | #789 | 19 | #5 | 3,213 |
| 1902 | #667 | 25 | #5 | 3,361 |
| 1901 | #659 | 23 | #5 | 3,049 |
| 1900 | #676 | 28 | #5 | 4,098 |
| 1899 | #644 | 23 | #5 | 3,147 |
| 1898 | #768 | 19 | #5 | 3,557 |
| 1897 | #699 | 20 | #5 | 3,341 |
| 1896 | #1,047 | 10 | #5 | 3,639 |
| 1895 | #578 | 27 | #5 | 3,633 |
| 1894 | #568 | 26 | #5 | 3,788 |
| 1893 | #594 | 23 | #5 | 3,723 |
| 1892 | #503 | 29 | #5 | 4,319 |
| 1891 | #475 | 29 | #5 | 3,640 |
| 1890 | #475 | 30 | #5 | 4,061 |
| 1889 | #468 | 28 | #5 | 4,199 |
| 1888 | #470 | 28 | #5 | 4,591 |
| 1887 | #372 | 33 | #5 | 4,031 |
| 1886 | #459 | 22 | #5 | 4,533 |
| 1885 | #428 | 24 | #5 | 4,599 |
| 1884 | #463 | 19 | #5 | 4,802 |
| 1883 | #451 | 18 | #4 | 4,826 |
| 1882 | #372 | 23 | #5 | 5,091 |
| 1881 | #405 | 17 | #5 | 4,636 |
| 1880 | #518 | 11 | #4 | 5,348 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Charles was already there! It came in at #4, and was given to 5,348 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889–1909, when fewer than 4,400 boys a year got the name.
See more about Charles
- 3 spots since 2024 (#51 → #48)
- 2 spots since 2020 (#46 → #48)
- 2 spots since 2015 (#50 → #48)
- Biggest jump: 6 spots in 2014 (#57 → #51)
- Biggest drop: 6 spots in 1997 (#43 → #49)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #4 (5,348 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: 75 yrs · run 1880–1954
- Top 100: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 21 boys born in 1880 were named Charles (4.8%)
- Latest: 1 in 290 boys born in 2025 (0.35%)
- 14.9% of all boys named Charles (361,772) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 46,656 | #4 (1880) | #5 |
| 1890s | 36,848 | #5 (1892) | #5 |
| 1900s | 36,184 | #5 (1900) | #6 |
| 1910s | 173,535 | #5 (1918) | #7 |
| 1920s | 298,031 | #5 (1927) | #5 |
| 1930s | 303,218 | #6 (1930) | #6 |
| 1940s | 361,772 | #6 (1941) | #8 |
| 1950s | 361,177 | #9 (1951) | #10 |
| 1960s | 249,398 | #13 (1960) | #17 |
| 1970s | 163,021 | #21 (1970) | #24 |
| 1980s | 131,902 | #29 (1980) | #33 |
| 1990s | 92,434 | #38 (1990) | #44 |
| 2000s | 75,334 | #51 (2000) | #58 |
| 2010s | 70,024 | #48 (2017) | #55 |
| 2020s | 35,125 | #46 (2020) | #50 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Charles in 2011
Top girls' names in 2011
Top boys' names in 2011
More about 2011
girls
1,759,066 girls got a published name in 2011; 1 in 195,452 of them was named Charles, which outranked 42.9% of the 19,590 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #10,374Zunaira10
- #10,374Zuriel10
- #10,374Zyona10
- #11,181Charles9
- #11,181Aaira9
- #11,181Aala9
- #11,181Aamani9
- #12,153Aaisha8
- #12,153Aakriti8
- #12,153Aalaiya8
Tied with 971 names at #11,181; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,899,252 boys got a published name in 2011; 1 in 272 of them was named Charles, which outranked 99.6% of the 14,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.