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Charlese

Feminine

1953high 1990
Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year
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Charlese entered the US charts in 1953, peaked at #4694 in 1990, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Charlese?

Charlese first appears in US birth records in 1953 — 72 years ago. The typical Charlese alive today was born around 1996, making them about 29 years old. About 500 people named Charlese are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Charlese most popular?

Charlese peaked in 1990, reaching #4694 nationally. See the whole 1990 chart.

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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 1953–20252010020519532018

US babies named Charlese per year from 1953 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#46941950s2010s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1953
Most girls named
199020 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#4694reached in 1990
Change vs 2014
−54.5%5 in 2018, from 11
Charlese sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1990, with 20 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Charleses among us

500

people named Charlese are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Charlese sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

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Frequently asked

How many Charleses are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Charlese are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Charlese in 2025?
Charlese is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
Will my child share the name Charlese with classmates?
Charlese will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology

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