Masculine dossier · first seen 1914

Charleston

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2015

Peak era

2015

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1914Peak 20152024

Peak year

2015

Decline from peak

47.7%

2024

All-time

2,467

Charleston is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2015, when 88 boys were named Charleston.

In 2024, only 46 boys were given the name.

Down 47.7% from its peak.

All told, about 2,467 Americans have been named Charleston and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1914.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2015

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