Data through 2025

Charles name popularity in England and Wales

Charles ranked #119 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 437 boys named Charles.

Rank#119

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded437

ONS

Peak year1998

1,868 recorded

Five-year change-32.4%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Boys

Charles for boys and girls

Boys

437

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025

Charles in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys437#119
2024boys452#119
2023boys442#121
2022boys533#102
2021boys639#91
2020boys646#88
2019boys707#86
2018boys758#81
2017boys877#73
2016boys910#72
2015boys985#66
2014boys1,037#63
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys437#119
2024boys452#119
2023boys442#121
2022boys533#102
2021boys639#91
2020boys646#88
2019boys707#86
2018boys758#81
2017boys877#73
2016boys910#72
2015boys985#66
2014boys1,037#63
2013boys1,029#61
2012boys1,088#62
2011boys1,090#60
2010boys1,152#62
2009boys1,225#58
2008boys1,346#56
2007boys1,454#54
2006boys1,443#50
2005boys1,372#49
2004boys1,440#49
2003boys1,302#48
2002boys1,309#48
2001boys1,290#50
2000boys1,530#44
1999boys1,667#41
1998boys1,868#41
1997boys1,762#42
1996boys1,738#44

Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.

How Charles’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-55.6%
Change since peak-76.6%