Charley
#760 for girls in 2025, 356 births · #1,826 for boys in 2025, 87 births
Given to boys 67.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 305 births
- Debut · boys
- 305 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 23,974since 1880
Charley over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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 | #760 | 356 | #1,826 | 87 |
| 2024 | #730 | 386 | #1,833 | 88 |
| 2023 | #723 | 388 | #1,727 | 96 |
| 2022 | #700 | 421 | #1,852 | 86 |
| 2021 | #617 | 480 | #1,841 | 84 |
| 2020 | #537 | 561 | #1,798 | 83 |
| 2019 | #551 | 552 | #1,790 | 86 |
| 2018 | #563 | 553 | #1,625 | 100 |
| 2017 | #514 | 611 | #1,644 | 96 |
| 2016 | #557 | 560 | #1,875 | 79 |
| 2015 | #520 | 604 | #1,780 | 85 |
| 2014 | #489 | 641 | #1,873 | 78 |
| 2013 | #515 | 578 | #1,675 | 89 |
| 2012 | #596 | 484 | #1,909 | 75 |
| 2011 | #625 | 462 | #1,730 | 85 |
| 2010 | #827 | 324 | #1,677 | 92 |
| 2009 | #958 | 279 | #1,698 | 92 |
| 2008 | #1,005 | 263 | #1,874 | 77 |
| 2007 | #1,088 | 239 | #1,811 | 80 |
| 2006 | #1,107 | 226 | #2,010 | 66 |
| 2005 | #1,191 | 192 | #1,854 | 69 |
| 2004 | #1,273 | 168 | #1,720 | 74 |
| 2003 | #1,579 | 122 | #2,269 | 47 |
| 2002 | #1,897 | 93 | #2,295 | 45 |
| 2001 | #2,211 | 73 | #2,562 | 37 |
| 2000 | #2,174 | 73 | #2,222 | 44 |
| 1999 | #1,999 | 78 | #2,199 | 42 |
| 1998 | #1,751 | 90 | #2,274 | 39 |
| 1997 | #1,845 | 80 | #2,449 | 33 |
| 1996 | #2,014 | 69 | #1,842 | 49 |
| 1995 | #2,216 | 60 | #1,801 | 48 |
| 1994 | #2,209 | 60 | #1,927 | 43 |
| 1993 | #2,417 | 52 | #1,933 | 42 |
| 1992 | #2,239 | 59 | #2,046 | 38 |
| 1991 | #2,449 | 51 | #1,652 | 50 |
| 1990 | #2,258 | 56 | #1,516 | 56 |
| 1989 | #1,998 | 63 | #1,658 | 47 |
| 1988 | #1,952 | 62 | #1,482 | 51 |
| 1987 | #1,838 | 63 | #1,248 | 61 |
| 1986 | #2,003 | 54 | #1,199 | 63 |
| 1985 | #2,222 | 46 | #1,371 | 50 |
| 1984 | #3,233 | 26 | #1,134 | 64 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | #1,239 | 55 |
| 1982 | #4,347 | 17 | #1,072 | 72 |
| 1981 | #3,532 | 23 | #986 | 84 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 | #1,022 | 78 |
| 1979 | #4,231 | 17 | #1,044 | 71 |
| 1978 | #3,924 | 18 | #1,040 | 70 |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 | #989 | 75 |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | #1,123 | 57 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #1,019 | 65 |
| 1974 | — | #961 | 72 | |
| 1973 | — | #992 | 66 | |
| 1972 | — | #943 | 73 | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #886 | 84 |
| 1970 | — | #832 | 94 | |
| 1969 | — | #790 | 96 | |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #821 | 81 |
| 1967 | — | #822 | 76 | |
| 1966 | — | #800 | 83 | |
| 1965 | — | #764 | 93 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #760 | 101 |
| 1963 | — | #640 | 149 | |
| 1962 | — | #729 | 110 | |
| 1961 | — | #776 | 98 | |
| 1960 | — | #676 | 134 | |
| 1959 | — | #657 | 137 | |
| 1958 | — | #669 | 130 | |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | #681 | 125 |
| 1956 | — | #640 | 140 | |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #629 | 140 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #646 | 129 |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #618 | 138 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #559 | 156 |
| 1951 | #3,482 | 10 | #577 | 144 |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #506 | 175 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #507 | 173 |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 | #522 | 161 |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 | #490 | 188 |
| 1946 | — | #510 | 159 | |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #480 | 156 |
| 1944 | #2,625 | 12 | #432 | 200 |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | #432 | 208 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #438 | 198 |
| 1941 | #2,397 | 13 | #402 | 208 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | #404 | 201 |
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 | #411 | 192 |
| 1938 | #2,340 | 13 | #362 | 236 |
| 1937 | #2,317 | 13 | #414 | 188 |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 | #350 | 238 |
| 1935 | #1,779 | 19 | #354 | 240 |
| 1934 | #2,187 | 14 | #343 | 254 |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | #341 | 246 |
| 1932 | #1,877 | 18 | #328 | 282 |
| 1931 | #2,307 | 13 | #340 | 258 |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 | #323 | 289 |
| 1929 | #1,953 | 18 | #307 | 323 |
| 1928 | #2,094 | 17 | #315 | 321 |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | #303 | 365 |
| 1926 | #2,708 | 12 | #288 | 398 |
| 1925 | #1,847 | 22 | #303 | 350 |
| 1924 | #2,308 | 16 | #275 | 430 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | #277 | 421 |
| 1922 | #3,379 | 9 | #273 | 435 |
| 1921 | #2,282 | 16 | #263 | 456 |
| 1920 | #2,079 | 18 | #249 | 485 |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 | #243 | 470 |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | #247 | 462 |
| 1917 | #2,552 | 12 | #237 | 457 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | #230 | 461 |
| 1915 | #2,384 | 12 | #239 | 414 |
| 1914 | #2,434 | 9 | #224 | 359 |
| 1913 | — | #225 | 278 | |
| 1912 | — | #200 | 288 | |
| 1911 | — | #193 | 160 | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #167 | 181 |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | #166 | 147 |
| 1908 | — | #153 | 155 | |
| 1907 | — | #142 | 164 | |
| 1906 | — | #131 | 157 | |
| 1905 | — | #130 | 168 | |
| 1904 | — | #127 | 166 | |
| 1903 | — | #148 | 126 | |
| 1902 | — | #113 | 168 | |
| 1901 | #1,339 | 7 | #108 | 158 |
| 1900 | — | #103 | 224 | |
| 1899 | — | #132 | 120 | |
| 1898 | — | #110 | 170 | |
| 1897 | — | #112 | 156 | |
| 1896 | — | #111 | 168 | |
| 1895 | — | #105 | 178 | |
| 1894 | — | #99 | 186 | |
| 1893 | — | #94 | 191 | |
| 1892 | — | #92 | 210 | |
| 1891 | — | #82 | 193 | |
| 1890 | — | #93 | 183 | |
| 1889 | — | #88 | 199 | |
| 1888 | — | #77 | 254 | |
| 1887 | — | #75 | 221 | |
| 1886 | — | #81 | 214 | |
| 1885 | — | #65 | 285 | |
| 1884 | — | #63 | 290 | |
| 1883 | — | #63 | 254 | |
| 1882 | — | #67 | 262 | |
| 1881 | — | #62 | 266 | |
| 1880 | — | #58 | 305 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Charley was already there! It came in at #58, and was given to 305 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1992–2003, when fewer than 50 boys a year got the name.
Where Charley is popular in 1950
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oklahoma#185 · 1 in 1,252
- Arkansas#243 · 1 in 2,023
- Louisiana#270 · 1 in 2,213
- Mississippi#271 · 1 in 2,425
- Tennessee#280 · 1 in 3,267
Best ever in a state: #50 in Mississippi, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #185 | 19 | 1 in 1,252 |
| Arkansas | #243 | 11 | 1 in 2,023 |
| Louisiana | #270 | 16 | 1 in 2,213 |
| Mississippi | #271 | 12 | 1 in 2,425 |
| Tennessee | #280 | 12 | 1 in 3,267 |
| Kentucky | #292 | 10 | 1 in 3,572 |
| Alabama | #314 | 11 | 1 in 3,459 |
| South Carolina | #326 | 7 | 1 in 4,076 |
| Georgia | #451 | 6 | 1 in 7,239 |
| California | #493 | 12 | 1 in 10,169 |
| Texas | #521 | 16 | 1 in 6,490 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Charley
- 7 spots since 2024 (#1,833 → #1,826)
- 28 spots since 2020 (#1,798 → #1,826)
- 46 spots since 2015 (#1,780 → #1,826)
- Biggest jump: 134 spots in 1977 (#1,123 → #989)
- Biggest drop: 120 spots in 1964 (#640 → #760)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #58 (305 births)
- Births halved by 1899, 19 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1880–1894
- Top 1,000: 97 yrs · run 1880–1974
- Highest: 1 in 362 boys born in 1880 were named Charley (0.28%)
- Latest: 1 in 19,633 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 16.6% of all boys named Charley (3,984) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1986, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,550 | #58 (1880) | #70 |
| 1890s | 1,755 | #82 (1891) | #103 |
| 1900s | 1,633 | #103 (1900) | #132 |
| 1910s | 3,530 | #167 (1910) | #221 |
| 1920s | 3,984 | #249 (1920) | #285 |
| 1930s | 2,423 | #323 (1930) | #357 |
| 1940s | 1,852 | #402 (1941) | #462 |
| 1950s | 1,414 | #506 (1950) | #618 |
| 1960s | 1,021 | #640 (1963) | #758 |
| 1970s | 727 | #832 (1970) | #983 |
| 1980s | 625 | #986 (1981) | #1,241 |
| 1990s | 440 | #1,516 (1990) | #1,964 |
| 2000s | 631 | #1,698 (2009) | #2,032 |
| 2010s | 865 | #1,625 (2018) | #1,758 |
| 2020s | 524 | #1,727 (2023) | #1,813 |
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.
Charley in 1950
Top girls' names in 1950
Top boys' names in 1950
More about 1950
girls
1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 190,339 of them was named Charley, which outranked 40.1% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,423Wilene10
- #3,423Wilmer10
- #3,423Yvetta10
- #3,662Charley9
- #3,662Abelina9
- #3,662Adline9
- #3,662Adrianna9
- #3,962Adonna8
- #3,962Alanda8
- #3,962Albertina8
Tied with 299 names at #3,662; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 10,230 of them was named Charley, which outranked 87.9% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).