Charnelle

Last seen for girls in 2007 at #15,491

Peak · girls
1991 · 71 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
471
since 1968

Charnelle over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Charnelle has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #1,958, 1991girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2007#15,4916
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1999#12,6886
1998#10,1228
1997#8,33410
1996#11,8076
1995#7,04112
1994#6,31914
1993#4,10025
1992#2,31856
1991#1,95871
1990#2,28955
1989#2,16956
1988#8,3918
1987#11,3255
1986#8,5237
1985#7,5638
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1983#9,0156
1982#9,2376
1981#10,4115
1980#9,0956
1979#8,0617
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1976#7,2967
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First appearance
1968

The first year at least five girls were named Charnelle! It came in at #5,147, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1969, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Charnelle is popular in 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedMINew York: #1,303 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 13,224 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedWVVirginia: #618 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,270 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #541 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,855 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Charnelle, so not publishedTXFlorida: #1,036 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,545 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#541 · 1 in 3,855
  2. Virginia#618 · 1 in 5,270
  3. Florida#1,036 · 1 in 9,545
  4. New York#1,303 · 1 in 13,224

Best ever in a state: #541 in South Carolina, 1991.

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South Carolina#54151 in 3,855
Virginia#61871 in 5,270
Florida#1,03681 in 9,545
New York#1,30391 in 13,224
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See more about Charnelle
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2007
Rise & fade · girls
23 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1968
  • Peaked 1991 at #1,958 (71 births)
  • Births halved by 1993, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 26,409
  • Highest: 1 in 26,409 girls born in 1991 were named Charnelle (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 320,436 girls born in 2007 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 55.8% of all girls named Charnelle (263) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s8#5,147 (1968)#5,147
1970s75#3,259 (1975)#6,785
1980s107#2,169 (1989)#8,414
1990s263#1,958 (1991)#6,698
2000s18#13,521 (2001)#14,505

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Charnelle in 1991

girls
#1,958
71 births · 1 in 26,409 girls

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #1,958Charnelle71
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 26,409 of them was named Charnelle, which outranked 87.3% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Charnelle
  1. #1,933Sharmaine72
  2. #1,933Treasure72
  3. #1,933Yahaira72
  4. #1,958Charnelle71
  5. #1,958Alise71
  6. #1,958Bonita71
  7. #1,958Brett71
  8. #1,979Alea70
  9. #1,979Charla70
  10. #1,979Delisa70

Tied with 20 names at #1,958; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1991 →