Charles

Given to 2,447,135 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025
#9457
recorded as girls
#48
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
5,908
girls 10 · boys 5,898
Peak year
1880
5,348 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
2,447,135
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Charles was most popular in 1880, when 5,348 babies recorded as boys got the name (48.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 5,898 babies were named Charles, ranking #48 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01530456018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1880 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Charles was most popular in 1880, when 5,348 babies recorded as boys got the name (48.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 5,898 babies were named Charles, ranking #48 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.0153045601880192019602000Peak 1880

Charles was most popular in 1880, when 5,348 babies recorded as boys got the name (48.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 5,898 babies were named Charles, ranking #48 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 10 9457 5,898 48
2024 8 11122 5,613 51
2023 9 10312 5,421 54
2022 9 10383 5,934 50
2021 5 15251 6,010 50
2020 13 7969 6,249 46
2019 9 10473 6,406 52
2018 13 8146 6,667 53
2017 12 8776 7,193 48
2016 17 6901 7,127 52
2015 9 10866 7,204 50
2014 15 7636 7,362 51
2013 15 7748 7,025 57
2012 15 7804 6,947 62
2011 9 11181 6,987 61
2010 8 12276 7,106 63
2009 <5 — 7,284 64
2008 19 6799 7,288 63
2007 12 9539 7,452 62
2006 14 8237 8,013 60
2005 16 7138 7,933 56
2004 54 2927 7,652 56
2003 8 11325 7,696 57
2002 7 12187 7,208 58
2001 17 6322 7,283 55
2000 14 7158 7,525 51
1999 11 8223 7,525 50
1998 11 8016 7,849 48
1997 15 6163 7,656 49
1996 19 5065 8,248 43
1995 22 4518 8,478 44
1994 19 5016 9,018 43
1993 28 3776 9,855 44
1992 32 3419 10,469 43
1991 34 3207 11,336 38
1990 42 2737 12,000 38
1989 60 2072 12,245 36
1988 91 1491 12,109 37
1987 82 1545 12,173 35
1986 85 1472 12,625 34
1985 106 1269 12,900 34
1984 112 1179 12,942 33
1983 121 1114 13,212 33
1982 124 1131 14,310 31
1981 102 1261 14,427 31
1980 116 1161 14,959 29
1979 130 1061 14,806 28
1978 118 1104 14,844 27
1977 88 1315 14,743 26
1976 106 1122 13,921 26
1975 129 963 14,574 25
1974 102 1133 15,151 23
1973 117 1009 15,752 23
1972 122 982 16,968 23
1971 146 903 19,851 22
1970 148 891 22,411 21
1969 135 912 21,658 19
1968 130 906 21,575 20
1967 122 926 21,288 20
1966 131 874 22,252 20
1965 132 870 23,494 20
1964 129 920 25,908 17
1963 136 898 26,762 16
1962 122 960 27,590 15
1961 120 987 29,194 13
1960 132 926 29,677 13
1959 150 837 30,797 11
1958 129 900 32,242 11
1957 152 821 34,283 11
1956 156 792 35,239 11
1955 148 788 35,365 11
1954 126 838 37,463 10
1953 138 779 38,421 9
1952 121 831 38,866 9
1951 151 710 39,406 9
1950 154 693 39,095 9
1949 143 708 40,052 9
1948 150 679 38,676 9
1947 138 725 40,781 9
1946 134 695 38,215 9
1945 125 658 32,469 7
1944 142 615 34,662 7
1943 176 571 36,632 7
1942 163 579 35,854 7
1941 155 563 32,742 6
1940 140 588 31,689 6
1939 149 548 30,789 6
1938 144 570 31,151 6
1937 176 496 30,520 6
1936 133 567 29,101 6
1935 149 528 29,983 6
1934 168 496 29,790 7
1933 209 446 28,991 6
1932 197 468 31,092 6
1931 212 443 29,934 6
1930 237 436 31,867 6
1929 262 408 29,930 5
1928 271 412 31,243 5
1927 303 395 31,941 5
1926 225 451 29,521 5
1925 216 470 29,580 5
1924 186 526 30,460 5
1923 159 570 28,966 5
1922 199 488 28,839 5
1921 176 539 29,242 5
1920 163 564 28,309 5
1919 129 616 25,192 5
1918 144 592 26,921 5
1917 124 612 24,143 7
1916 123 606 23,612 6
1915 101 658 21,960 7
1914 75 671 16,937 7
1913 49 748 13,191 7
1912 67 596 11,070 7
1911 40 686 5,725 7
1910 32 753 4,784 7
1909 29 747 4,029 7
1908 30 709 3,929 7
1907 20 840 3,884 6
1906 24 742 3,607 6
1905 22 777 3,608 5
1904 24 710 3,406 6
1903 19 789 3,213 5
1902 25 667 3,361 5
1901 23 659 3,049 5
1900 28 676 4,098 5
1899 23 644 3,147 5
1898 19 768 3,557 5
1897 20 699 3,341 5
1896 10 1047 3,639 5
1895 27 578 3,633 5
1894 26 568 3,788 5
1893 23 594 3,723 5
1892 29 503 4,319 5
1891 29 475 3,640 5
1890 30 475 4,061 5
1889 28 468 4,199 5
1888 28 470 4,591 5
1887 33 372 4,031 5
1886 22 459 4,533 5
1885 24 428 4,599 5
1884 19 463 4,802 5
1883 18 451 4,826 4
1882 23 372 5,091 5
1881 17 405 4,636 5
1880 11 518 5,348 4

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Other spellings

Charlize · 5,682 Charlise · 867 Charls · 722 Charlese · 479 Charlies · 181 Charels · 134 Charlis · 124

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Where Charles is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years