Data through 2025

Charles name popularity in the United States

Charles ranked #48 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 5,898 boys named Charles.

Rank#48

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded5,898

SSA

Peak year1947

40,781 recorded

Five-year change-5.6%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Charles for boys and girls

Girls

10

0.2% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

5,898

99.8% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Charles in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys5,898#48
2025girls10#9457
2024boys5,613#51
2024girls8#11122
2023boys5,421#54
2023girls9#10312
2022boys5,934#50
2022girls9#10383
2021boys6,010#50
2021girls5#15251
2020boys6,249#46
2020girls13#7969
Show full history (291 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys5,898#48
2025girls10#9457
2024boys5,613#51
2024girls8#11122
2023boys5,421#54
2023girls9#10312
2022boys5,934#50
2022girls9#10383
2021boys6,010#50
2021girls5#15251
2020boys6,249#46
2020girls13#7969
2019boys6,406#52
2019girls9#10473
2018boys6,667#53
2018girls13#8146
2017boys7,193#48
2017girls12#8776
2016boys7,127#52
2016girls17#6901
2015boys7,204#50
2015girls9#10866
2014boys7,362#51
2014girls15#7636
2013boys7,025#57
2013girls15#7748
2012boys6,947#62
2012girls15#7804
2011boys6,987#61
2011girls9#11181
2010boys7,106#63
2010girls8#12276
2009boys7,284#64
2008boys7,288#63
2008girls19#6799
2007boys7,452#62
2007girls12#9539
2006boys8,013#60
2006girls14#8237
2005boys7,933#56
2005girls16#7138
2004boys7,652#56
2004girls54#2927
2003boys7,696#57
2003girls8#11325
2002boys7,208#58
2002girls7#12187
2001boys7,283#55
2001girls17#6322
2000boys7,525#51
2000girls14#7158
1999boys7,525#50
1999girls11#8223
1998boys7,849#48
1998girls11#8016
1997boys7,656#49
1997girls15#6163
1996boys8,248#43
1996girls19#5065
1995boys8,478#44
1995girls22#4518
1994boys9,018#43
1994girls19#5016
1993boys9,855#44
1993girls28#3776
1992boys10,469#43
1992girls32#3419
1991boys11,336#38
1991girls34#3207
1990boys12,000#38
1990girls42#2737
1989boys12,245#36
1989girls60#2072
1988boys12,109#37
1988girls91#1491
1987boys12,173#35
1987girls82#1545
1986boys12,625#34
1986girls85#1472
1985boys12,900#34
1985girls106#1269
1984boys12,942#33
1984girls112#1179
1983boys13,212#33
1983girls121#1114
1982boys14,310#31
1982girls124#1131
1981boys14,427#31
1981girls102#1261
1980boys14,959#29
1980girls116#1161
1979boys14,806#28
1979girls130#1061
1978boys14,844#27
1978girls118#1104
1977boys14,743#26
1977girls88#1315
1976boys13,921#26
1976girls106#1122
1975boys14,574#25
1975girls129#963
1974boys15,151#23
1974girls102#1133
1973boys15,752#23
1973girls117#1009
1972boys16,968#23
1972girls122#982
1971boys19,851#22
1971girls146#903
1970boys22,411#21
1970girls148#891
1969boys21,658#19
1969girls135#912
1968boys21,575#20
1968girls130#906
1967boys21,288#20
1967girls122#926
1966boys22,252#20
1966girls131#874
1965boys23,494#20
1965girls132#870
1964boys25,908#17
1964girls129#920
1963boys26,762#16
1963girls136#898
1962boys27,590#15
1962girls122#960
1961boys29,194#13
1961girls120#987
1960boys29,677#13
1960girls132#926
1959boys30,797#11
1959girls150#837
1958boys32,242#11
1958girls129#900
1957boys34,283#11
1957girls152#821
1956boys35,239#11
1956girls156#792
1955boys35,365#11
1955girls148#788
1954boys37,463#10
1954girls126#838
1953boys38,421#9
1953girls138#779
1952boys38,866#9
1952girls121#831
1951boys39,406#9
1951girls151#710
1950boys39,095#9
1950girls154#693
1949boys40,052#9
1949girls143#708
1948boys38,676#9
1948girls150#679
1947boys40,781#9
1947girls138#725
1946boys38,215#9
1946girls134#695
1945boys32,469#7
1945girls125#658
1944boys34,662#7
1944girls142#615
1943boys36,632#7
1943girls176#571
1942boys35,854#7
1942girls163#579
1941boys32,742#6
1941girls155#563
1940boys31,689#6
1940girls140#588
1939boys30,789#6
1939girls149#548
1938boys31,151#6
1938girls144#570
1937boys30,520#6
1937girls176#496
1936boys29,101#6
1936girls133#567
1935boys29,983#6
1935girls149#528
1934boys29,790#7
1934girls168#496
1933boys28,991#6
1933girls209#446
1932boys31,092#6
1932girls197#468
1931boys29,934#6
1931girls212#443
1930boys31,867#6
1930girls237#436
1929boys29,930#5
1929girls262#408
1928boys31,243#5
1928girls271#412
1927boys31,941#5
1927girls303#395
1926boys29,521#5
1926girls225#451
1925boys29,580#5
1925girls216#470
1924boys30,460#5
1924girls186#526
1923boys28,966#5
1923girls159#570
1922boys28,839#5
1922girls199#488
1921boys29,242#5
1921girls176#539
1920boys28,309#5
1920girls163#564
1919boys25,192#5
1919girls129#616
1918boys26,921#5
1918girls144#592
1917boys24,143#7
1917girls124#612
1916boys23,612#6
1916girls123#606
1915boys21,960#7
1915girls101#658
1914boys16,937#7
1914girls75#671
1913boys13,191#7
1913girls49#748
1912boys11,070#7
1912girls67#596
1911boys5,725#7
1911girls40#686
1910boys4,784#7
1910girls32#753
1909boys4,029#7
1909girls29#747
1908boys3,929#7
1908girls30#709
1907boys3,884#6
1907girls20#840
1906boys3,607#6
1906girls24#742
1905boys3,608#5
1905girls22#777
1904boys3,406#6
1904girls24#710
1903boys3,213#5
1903girls19#789
1902boys3,361#5
1902girls25#667
1901boys3,049#5
1901girls23#659
1900boys4,098#5
1900girls28#676
1899boys3,147#5
1899girls23#644
1898boys3,557#5
1898girls19#768
1897boys3,341#5
1897girls20#699
1896boys3,639#5
1896girls10#1047
1895boys3,633#5
1895girls27#578
1894boys3,788#5
1894girls26#568
1893boys3,723#5
1893girls23#594
1892boys4,319#5
1892girls29#503
1891boys3,640#5
1891girls29#475
1890boys4,061#5
1890girls30#475
1889boys4,199#5
1889girls28#468
1888boys4,591#5
1888girls28#470
1887boys4,031#5
1887girls33#372
1886boys4,533#5
1886girls22#459
1885boys4,599#5
1885girls24#428
1884boys4,802#5
1884girls19#463
1883boys4,826#4
1883girls18#451
1882boys5,091#5
1882girls23#372
1881boys4,636#5
1881girls17#405
1880boys5,348#4
1880girls11#518

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Charles’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-18.1%
Change since peak-85.5%