Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Charles

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Charles
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1947

Peak rank proxy

40,779

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19472024

Peak year

1947

Decline from peak

86.3%

2024

5,593

All-time

2,428,685

Charles has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1947, when 40,779 boys were named Charles.

In 2024, only 5,593 boys were given the name.

Down 86.3% from its peak.

All told, about 2,428,685 Americans have been named Charles and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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