Charla

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194

Peak · girls
1968 · 211 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
8,026
since 1917

Charla over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Charla has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #664, 1968girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025—
2024—
2023#15,1945
2022#9,68010
2021—
2020#15,0885
2019#13,7996
2018#11,4278
2017#12,7137
2016#8,87512
2015#6,97717
2014#9,51711
2013#8,13514
2012#12,1998
2011#6,56419
2010#6,64119
2009#6,81119
2008#7,74216
2007#7,09218
2006#6,59219
2005#5,26624
2004#3,98935
2003#4,80426
2002#7,44414
2001#5,36421
2000#4,98123
1999#5,66118
1998#4,14227
1997#4,12526
1996#3,42933
1995#3,08737
1994#2,84842
1993#2,53349
1992#3,03638
1991#1,97970
1990#1,89274
1989#1,52394
1988#1,76971
1987#1,60977
1986#1,314101
1985#1,36196
1984#1,216107
1983#1,252100
1982#1,178116
1981#1,114124
1980#966153
1979#995143
1978#969143
1977#758200
1976#755191
1975#951132
1974#841156
1973#808162
1972#804168
1971#757193
1970#719210
1969#670219
1968#664211
1967#710189
1966#686202
1965#771165
1964#776177
1963#755186
1962#748191
1961#802170
1960#827159
1959#796164
1958#829150
1957#782165
1956#694190
1955#700180
1954#777145
1953#795134
1952#794129
1951#737141
1950#777124
1949#787120
1948#871100
1947#808117
1946#84396
1945#667122
1944#681120
1943#1,08754
1942#99761
1941#1,24337
1940#1,20337
1939#1,16039
1938#1,43727
1937#1,63022
1936#1,50724
1935#2,30513
1934#3,1598
1933#2,16114
1932#2,83110
1931#1,94117
1930#2,84510
1929#3,1379
1928#3,4368
1927#3,5618
1926#3,8737
1925#3,6648
1924#4,0027
1923—
1922#3,15210
1921#4,4646
1920#4,3986
1919—
1918#4,8095
1917#4,0836
1916—
1915—
1914—
1913—
1912—
1911—
1910—
1909—
1908—
1907—
1906—
1905—
1904—
1903—
1902—
1901—
1900—
1899—
1898—
1897—
1896—
1895—
1894—
1893—
1892—
1891—
1890—
1889—
1888—
1887—
1886—
1885—
1884—
1883—
1882—
1881—
1880—
First appearance
1917

The first year at least five girls were named Charla! It came in at #4,083, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1918–1919, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Charla is popular in 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedMNIllinois: #604 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,726 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedMINew York: #1,011 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 28,381 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedIAIndiana: #361 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,200 girlsINOhio: #459 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,226 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #629 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,709 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedUTColorado: #326 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,850 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedNEMissouri: #346 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,875 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedNMKansas: #247 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,997 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedHITexas: #881 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 13,533 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Charla, so not publishedFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Kansas#247 · 1 in 1,997
  2. Colorado#326 · 1 in 2,850
  3. Missouri#346 · 1 in 3,875
  4. Indiana#361 · 1 in 4,200
  5. Ohio#459 · 1 in 7,226

Best ever in a state: #203 in Oklahoma, 1965.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#24791 in 1,997
Colorado#32651 in 2,850
Missouri#346101 in 3,875
Indiana#361101 in 4,200
Ohio#459121 in 7,226
Illinois#60481 in 10,726
California#629131 in 8,709
Texas#88171 in 13,533
New York#1,01151 in 28,381
Alabama———
Alaska———
Arizona———
Arkansas———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Florida———
Georgia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Kentucky———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Michigan———
Minnesota———
Mississippi———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
New Mexico———
North Carolina———
North Dakota———
Oklahoma———
Oregon———
Pennsylvania———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
South Dakota———
Tennessee———
Utah———
Vermont———
Virginia———
Washington———
West Virginia———
Wisconsin———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Charla
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2023
  • Biggest jump: 406 spots in 1944 (#1,087 → #681)
  • Biggest drop: 211 spots in 1978 (#758 → #969)
Rise & fade · girls
51 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1917
  • Peaked 1968 at #664 (211 births)
  • Births halved by 1983, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 38 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 38 yrs · run 1944–1980
Share of babies · girls
1 in 7,666
  • Highest: 1 in 7,666 girls born in 1977 were named Charla (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 320,916 girls born in 2023 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #664 in 1968, was only 1 in 7,774 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 23.3% of all girls named Charla (1,869) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s11#4,083 (1917)#4,446
1920s69#3,137 (1929)#3,743
1930s184#1,160 (1939)#2,098
1940s864#667 (1945)#919
1950s1,522#694 (1956)#768
1960s1,869#664 (1968)#741
1970s1,698#719 (1970)#836
1980s1,039#966 (1980)#1,330
1990s414#1,892 (1990)#3,273
2000s215#3,989 (2004)#6,009
2010s121#6,564 (2011)#9,685
2020s20#9,680 (2022)#13,321

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.

Charla in 1949

girls
#787
120 births · 1 in 14,257 girls

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #787Charla120
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 14,257 of them was named Charla, which outranked 87.0% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Charla
  1. #782Jerrie122
  2. #785Judie121
  3. #785Pearline121
  4. #787Charla120
  5. #787Luann120
  6. #787Selma120
  7. #787Valorie120
  8. #791Catharine119
  9. #791Elissa119
  10. #791Jacquelin119

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

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

See the top 100 for 1949 →