Charlie
#133 for girls in 2025, 2,160 births · #145 for boys in 2025, 2,460 births
Given to boys 82.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 668 births
- Debut · boys
- 730 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 56 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 184,280since 1880
Charlie over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #133 | 2,160 | #145 | 2,460 |
| 2024 | #140 | 2,113 | #176 | 2,094 |
| 2023 | #125 | 2,245 | #174 | 2,104 |
| 2022 | #123 | 2,341 | #178 | 2,110 |
| 2021 | #127 | 2,223 | #188 | 2,009 |
| 2020 | #122 | 2,239 | #204 | 1,872 |
| 2019 | #132 | 2,087 | #211 | 1,832 |
| 2018 | #153 | 1,851 | #218 | 1,730 |
| 2017 | #155 | 1,913 | #213 | 1,793 |
| 2016 | #185 | 1,767 | #227 | 1,711 |
| 2015 | #207 | 1,562 | #231 | 1,674 |
| 2014 | #230 | 1,439 | #225 | 1,696 |
| 2013 | #241 | 1,327 | #233 | 1,565 |
| 2012 | #306 | 1,045 | #233 | 1,537 |
| 2011 | #375 | 856 | #236 | 1,521 |
| 2010 | #459 | 672 | #245 | 1,431 |
| 2009 | #617 | 490 | #274 | 1,255 |
| 2008 | #736 | 406 | #306 | 1,090 |
| 2007 | #784 | 367 | #334 | 956 |
| 2006 | #777 | 355 | #337 | 931 |
| 2005 | #958 | 257 | #329 | 934 |
| 2004 | #1,038 | 223 | #350 | 812 |
| 2003 | #1,212 | 175 | #368 | 709 |
| 2002 | #1,197 | 170 | #416 | 599 |
| 2001 | #1,378 | 138 | #439 | 553 |
| 2000 | #1,425 | 129 | #450 | 528 |
| 1999 | #1,321 | 136 | #427 | 548 |
| 1998 | #1,330 | 132 | #453 | 495 |
| 1997 | #1,291 | 135 | #465 | 470 |
| 1996 | #1,269 | 137 | #477 | 459 |
| 1995 | #1,392 | 118 | #447 | 510 |
| 1994 | #1,433 | 111 | #477 | 448 |
| 1993 | #1,507 | 104 | #478 | 441 |
| 1992 | #1,643 | 92 | #450 | 487 |
| 1991 | #1,277 | 131 | #430 | 518 |
| 1990 | #1,334 | 120 | #422 | 537 |
| 1989 | #1,615 | 86 | #408 | 522 |
| 1988 | #1,230 | 121 | #394 | 502 |
| 1987 | #1,280 | 109 | #366 | 533 |
| 1986 | #1,254 | 108 | #354 | 536 |
| 1985 | #1,536 | 79 | #343 | 549 |
| 1984 | #1,535 | 74 | #344 | 541 |
| 1983 | #2,236 | 43 | #335 | 554 |
| 1982 | #1,873 | 57 | #353 | 517 |
| 1981 | #1,809 | 61 | #308 | 615 |
| 1980 | #1,624 | 71 | #322 | 596 |
| 1979 | #1,596 | 71 | #289 | 697 |
| 1978 | #1,690 | 62 | #289 | 659 |
| 1977 | #1,380 | 81 | #310 | 608 |
| 1976 | #1,662 | 59 | #310 | 566 |
| 1975 | #2,881 | 25 | #315 | 565 |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 | #322 | 553 |
| 1973 | #3,233 | 20 | #296 | 612 |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | #289 | 641 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | #290 | 696 |
| 1970 | #3,110 | 21 | #273 | 768 |
| 1969 | #2,704 | 24 | #268 | 770 |
| 1968 | #2,482 | 25 | #267 | 740 |
| 1967 | #2,079 | 32 | #249 | 804 |
| 1966 | #2,094 | 31 | #250 | 836 |
| 1965 | #2,247 | 28 | #236 | 964 |
| 1964 | #2,071 | 33 | #229 | 1,070 |
| 1963 | #1,754 | 43 | #221 | 1,163 |
| 1962 | #1,782 | 41 | #220 | 1,223 |
| 1961 | #1,720 | 44 | #225 | 1,224 |
| 1960 | #1,673 | 45 | #221 | 1,247 |
| 1959 | #1,516 | 51 | #204 | 1,415 |
| 1958 | #1,435 | 55 | #195 | 1,428 |
| 1957 | #1,238 | 72 | #193 | 1,453 |
| 1956 | #1,210 | 74 | #185 | 1,528 |
| 1955 | #1,186 | 71 | #184 | 1,437 |
| 1954 | #1,076 | 83 | #181 | 1,460 |
| 1953 | #1,078 | 80 | #174 | 1,534 |
| 1952 | #1,028 | 83 | #161 | 1,663 |
| 1951 | #902 | 102 | #153 | 1,686 |
| 1950 | #876 | 102 | #151 | 1,678 |
| 1949 | #813 | 115 | #146 | 1,833 |
| 1948 | #816 | 113 | #144 | 1,902 |
| 1947 | #808 | 117 | #145 | 1,914 |
| 1946 | #771 | 113 | #135 | 1,787 |
| 1945 | #707 | 111 | #128 | 1,725 |
| 1944 | #643 | 131 | #120 | 1,881 |
| 1943 | #621 | 148 | #122 | 1,835 |
| 1942 | #686 | 118 | #118 | 1,869 |
| 1941 | #669 | 111 | #115 | 1,756 |
| 1940 | #602 | 134 | #111 | 1,762 |
| 1939 | #575 | 136 | #112 | 1,748 |
| 1938 | #580 | 140 | #112 | 1,801 |
| 1937 | #519 | 161 | #110 | 1,757 |
| 1936 | #578 | 130 | #103 | 1,837 |
| 1935 | #565 | 128 | #100 | 1,926 |
| 1934 | #554 | 135 | #100 | 1,892 |
| 1933 | #502 | 161 | #95 | 1,978 |
| 1932 | #515 | 160 | #90 | 2,127 |
| 1931 | #514 | 161 | #94 | 1,975 |
| 1930 | #498 | 179 | #91 | 2,113 |
| 1929 | #495 | 185 | #87 | 2,185 |
| 1928 | #502 | 188 | #80 | 2,463 |
| 1927 | #493 | 201 | #80 | 2,512 |
| 1926 | #493 | 200 | #81 | 2,446 |
| 1925 | #529 | 182 | #78 | 2,578 |
| 1924 | #551 | 175 | #80 | 2,507 |
| 1923 | #519 | 183 | #79 | 2,471 |
| 1922 | #520 | 181 | #72 | 2,655 |
| 1921 | #625 | 139 | #76 | 2,574 |
| 1920 | #491 | 197 | #70 | 2,785 |
| 1919 | #472 | 199 | #66 | 2,891 |
| 1918 | #516 | 178 | #70 | 2,743 |
| 1917 | #546 | 151 | #67 | 2,536 |
| 1916 | #619 | 119 | #68 | 2,416 |
| 1915 | #576 | 126 | #75 | 2,193 |
| 1914 | #557 | 101 | #65 | 1,906 |
| 1913 | #587 | 76 | #62 | 1,618 |
| 1912 | #550 | 79 | #57 | 1,446 |
| 1911 | #650 | 44 | #45 | 978 |
| 1910 | #503 | 65 | #34 | 1,107 |
| 1909 | #624 | 39 | #36 | 833 |
| 1908 | #567 | 43 | #37 | 740 |
| 1907 | #554 | 43 | #35 | 793 |
| 1906 | #689 | 28 | #34 | 744 |
| 1905 | #556 | 39 | #34 | 801 |
| 1904 | #653 | 28 | #33 | 739 |
| 1903 | #527 | 37 | #32 | 739 |
| 1902 | #545 | 35 | #30 | 761 |
| 1901 | #591 | 28 | #31 | 654 |
| 1900 | #688 | 27 | #25 | 1,124 |
| 1899 | #514 | 33 | #31 | 678 |
| 1898 | #679 | 23 | #33 | 728 |
| 1897 | #644 | 23 | #30 | 714 |
| 1896 | #872 | 14 | #32 | 714 |
| 1895 | #770 | 17 | #27 | 767 |
| 1894 | #719 | 17 | #30 | 704 |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 | #30 | 691 |
| 1892 | #666 | 19 | #28 | 761 |
| 1891 | #669 | 16 | #23 | 707 |
| 1890 | #791 | 12 | #21 | 797 |
| 1889 | #802 | 11 | #29 | 685 |
| 1888 | #724 | 13 | #22 | 796 |
| 1887 | #693 | 11 | #24 | 642 |
| 1886 | #693 | 11 | #22 | 723 |
| 1885 | #745 | 9 | #23 | 705 |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | #24 | 746 |
| 1883 | #615 | 10 | #22 | 643 |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | #21 | 753 |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | #20 | 668 |
| 1880 | — | #21 | 730 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Charlie was already there! It came in at #21, and was given to 730 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1980–2002, when fewer than 620 boys a year got the name.
Where Charlie is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Georgia#57 · 1 in 237
- Mississippi#57 · 1 in 253
- Alabama#82 · 1 in 377
- South Carolina#96 · 1 in 405
- North Carolina#100 · 1 in 483
Best ever in a state: #8 in Georgia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #57 | 212 | 1 in 237 |
| Mississippi | #57 | 113 | 1 in 253 |
| Alabama | #82 | 106 | 1 in 377 |
| South Carolina | #96 | 76 | 1 in 405 |
| North Carolina | #100 | 115 | 1 in 483 |
| Virginia | #105 | 89 | 1 in 499 |
| Florida | #107 | 94 | 1 in 502 |
| Tennessee | #118 | 61 | 1 in 672 |
| Arkansas | #129 | 32 | 1 in 636 |
| Kentucky | #136 | 39 | 1 in 932 |
| Texas | #153 | 148 | 1 in 837 |
| New Mexico | #157 | 15 | 1 in 810 |
| Louisiana | #166 | 48 | 1 in 880 |
| Arizona | #169 | 15 | 1 in 944 |
| West Virginia | #211 | 11 | 1 in 1,961 |
| Colorado | #219 | 12 | 1 in 1,698 |
| New Jersey | #232 | 18 | 1 in 3,274 |
| Massachusetts | #235 | 11 | 1 in 5,059 |
| Missouri | #241 | 20 | 1 in 2,407 |
| Illinois | #249 | 38 | 1 in 2,956 |
| New York | #253 | 62 | 1 in 2,843 |
| Michigan | #254 | 31 | 1 in 3,228 |
| Ohio | #263 | 31 | 1 in 3,731 |
| District of Columbia | #274 | 5 | 1 in 2,993 |
| California | #275 | 60 | 1 in 2,796 |
| Kansas | #303 | 6 | 1 in 4,128 |
| Oklahoma | #314 | 7 | 1 in 3,548 |
| Indiana | #343 | 9 | 1 in 6,143 |
| Pennsylvania | #430 | 10 | 1 in 12,310 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Rising
- 31 spots since 2024 (#176 → #145)
- 59 spots since 2020 (#204 → #145)
- 86 spots since 2015 (#231 → #145)
- Biggest jump: 48 spots in 2003 (#416 → #368)
- Biggest drop: 45 spots in 1982 (#308 → #353)
Rise & fade · boys
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #20 (668 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 56 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 56 yrs · run 1880–1935
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 134
- Highest: 1 in 134 boys born in 1900 were named Charlie (0.75%)
- Latest: 1 in 694 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
- Its best rank, #20 in 1881, was only 1 in 151 (0.66%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 13.7% of all boys named Charlie (25,176) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2025
- Mostly girls until 2024, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7,091 | #20 (1881) | #23 |
| 1890s | 7,261 | #21 (1890) | #29 |
| 1900s | 7,928 | #25 (1900) | #33 |
| 1910s | 19,834 | #34 (1910) | #61 |
| 1920s | 25,176 | #70 (1920) | #78 |
| 1930s | 19,154 | #90 (1932) | #101 |
| 1940s | 18,264 | #111 (1940) | #128 |
| 1950s | 15,282 | #151 (1950) | #178 |
| 1960s | 10,041 | #220 (1962) | #239 |
| 1970s | 6,365 | #273 (1970) | #298 |
| 1980s | 5,465 | #308 (1981) | #353 |
| 1990s | 4,913 | #422 (1990) | #453 |
| 2000s | 8,367 | #274 (2009) | #360 |
| 2010s | 16,490 | #211 (2019) | #227 |
| 2020s | 12,649 | #145 (2025) | #178 |
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.
Charlie in 1956
girls
#1,210
74 births · 1 in 27,131 girls
boys
#185
1,528 births · 1 in 1,384 boys
Top girls' names in 1956
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 27,131 of them was named Charlie, which outranked 82.4% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Charlie
- #1,204Lorine75
- #1,204Marlyn75
- #1,204Scarlett75
- #1,210Charlie74
- #1,210Coral74
- #1,210Denese74
- #1,210Ellyn74
- #1,222Antonette73
- #1,222Lugene73
- #1,222Manuela73
Tied with 11 names at #1,210; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 1,384 of them was named Charlie, which outranked 95.8% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Charlie
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.