Charles Name Popularity

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How popular is Charles?

Ranking 52nd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Charles is popular.

Currently in the top 100, this name has been part of the top 100 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #4 was reached for the first time in 1880 and as recently as 1883.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1947 with 40,770 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Charles in any given year was 3,049 in 1901.

Charles, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1909-1921, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1884-1887, 1952-1967, 1968-1976, 1984-1987, and 1988-1995.

Charles's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Charles be?

For a number of years, the name Charles has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Charles has remained about the same.

The name Charles is favored by many parents and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Charles (Girl)		Charles (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		13	8,193	6,604	52
2017		12	8,880	7,162	48
2016		17	6,949	7,107	51
2015		9	11,063	7,187	50
2014		15	7,733	7,345	51
2013		15	7,831	7,015	57
2012		15	7,890	6,937	62
2011		9	11,363	6,979	61
2010		8	12,509	7,098	63
2009		< 5	--	7,283	64
2008		19	6,851	7,284	63
2007		12	9,664	7,450	62
2006		14	8,329	8,013	60
2005		16	7,212	7,928	56
2004		54	2,931	7,652	56
2003		8	11,520	7,693	57
2002		7	12,469	7,208	58
2001		17	6,375	7,282	55
2000		14	7,241	7,524	51
1999		11	8,335	7,524	50
1998		11	8,106	7,847	48
1997		15	6,224	7,655	49
1996		19	5,101	8,247	43
1995		22	4,551	8,473	44
1994		19	5,055	9,015	43
1993		28	3,793	9,855	43
1992		32	3,433	10,468	43
1991		34	3,220	11,334	38
1990		42	2,745	11,992	38
1989		60	2,079	12,248	36
1988		91	1,493	12,104	37
1987		82	1,546	12,171	35
1986		85	1,475	12,623	34
1985		106	1,269	12,893	34
1984		112	1,181	12,942	33
1983		121	1,114	13,212	33
1982		124	1,133	14,306	31
1981		102	1,264	14,429	31
1980		116	1,161	14,961	29
1979		130	1,062	14,822	28
1978		118	1,105	14,851	27
1977		88	1,316	14,741	26
1976		106	1,125	13,934	26
1975		129	965	14,580	25
1974		102	1,136	15,149	23
1973		117	1,009	15,760	23
1972		122	983	16,980	23
1971		145	905	19,852	22
1970		149	890	22,430	21
1969		135	913	21,677	19
1968		130	906	21,574	20
1967		123	923	21,298	20
1966		129	884	22,254	20
1965		134	862	23,490	20
1964		128	927	25,904	17
1963		138	893	26,782	16
1962		120	971	27,590	15
1961		119	993	29,192	13
1960		133	920	29,664	13
1959		150	837	30,770	11
1958		129	901	32,233	11
1957		155	812	34,246	11
1956		157	789	35,219	11
1955		149	789	35,348	11
1954		126	838	37,451	10
1953		138	779	38,434	9
1952		121	832	38,869	9
1951		151	710	39,397	9
1950		154	693	39,102	9
1949		143	709	40,042	9
1948		150	678	38,676	9
1947		138	726	40,770	9
1946		134	694	38,203	9
1945		125	658	32,462	7
1944		142	615	34,654	7
1943		176	571	36,627	7
1942		164	577	35,843	7
1941		154	564	32,732	6
1940		140	589	31,684	6
1939		149	548	30,787	6
1938		144	571	31,138	6
1937		176	497	30,524	6
1936		133	568	29,084	6
1935		149	527	29,983	6
1934		168	496	29,792	7
1933		209	447	28,988	6
1932		197	469	31,095	6
1931		213	441	29,924	6
1930		236	437	31,871	6
1929		262	409	29,931	5
1928		271	412	31,247	5
1927		303	395	31,936	5
1926		225	451	29,521	5
1925		216	470	29,582	5
1924		186	526	30,461	5
1923		159	570	28,962	5
1922		199	489	28,842	5
1921		176	539	29,244	5
1920		163	564	28,308	5
1919		129	616	25,192	5
1918		144	592	26,922	5
1917		124	612	24,143	7
1916		123	608	23,611	6
1915		101	658	21,960	7
1914		75	672	16,937	7
1913		49	750	13,190	7
1912		67	597	11,070	7
1911		40	689	5,725	7
1910		32	757	4,785	7
1909		29	748	4,029	7
1908		30	712	3,929	7
1907		20	845	3,884	6
1906		24	743	3,607	6
1905		22	781	3,608	5
1904		24	713	3,406	6
1903		19	792	3,213	5
1902		25	673	3,361	5
1901		23	665	3,049	5
1900		28	676	4,098	5
1899		23	646	3,147	5
1898		19	771	3,557	5
1897		20	702	3,341	5
1896		10	1,056	3,639	5
1895		27	578	3,633	5
1894		26	571	3,788	5
1893		23	596	3,723	5
1892		29	505	4,319	5
1891		29	476	3,640	5
1890		30	477	4,061	5
1889		28	468	4,199	5
1888		28	470	4,591	5
1887		33	373	4,031	5
1886		22	462	4,533	5
1885		24	431	4,599	5
1884		19	465	4,802	5
1883		18	452	4,826	4
1882		23	373	5,091	5
1881		17	405	4,636	5
1880		11	520	5,348	4

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.