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United States name statistics

Charles in United States

Estimated bearers

1,143,775

Country rank

#17

Per 100k

345

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.5%Female 0.5%

Charles popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Charles, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 5,359
  2. 1881: 4,653
  3. 1882: 5,114
  4. 1883: 4,844
  5. 1884: 4,821
  6. 1885: 4,623
  7. 1886: 4,555
  8. 1887: 4,064
  9. 1888: 4,619
  10. 1889: 4,227
  11. 1890: 4,091
  12. 1891: 3,669
  13. 1892: 4,348
  14. 1893: 3,746
  15. 1894: 3,814
  16. 1895: 3,660
  17. 1896: 3,649
  18. 1897: 3,361
  19. 1898: 3,576
  20. 1899: 3,170
  21. 1900: 4,126
  22. 1901: 3,072
  23. 1902: 3,386
  24. 1903: 3,232
  25. 1904: 3,430
  26. 1905: 3,630
  27. 1906: 3,631
  28. 1907: 3,904
  29. 1908: 3,959
  30. 1909: 4,058
  31. 1910: 4,816
  32. 1911: 5,765
  33. 1912: 11k
  34. 1913: 13k
  35. 1914: 17k
  36. 1915: 22k
  37. 1916: 24k
  38. 1917: 24k
  39. 1918: 27k
  40. 1919: 25k
  41. 1920: 28k
  42. 1921: 29k
  43. 1922: 29k
  44. 1923: 29k
  45. 1924: 31k
  46. 1925: 30k
  47. 1926: 30k
  48. 1927: 32k
  49. 1928: 32k
  50. 1929: 30k
  51. 1930: 32k
  52. 1931: 30k
  53. 1932: 31k
  54. 1933: 29k
  55. 1934: 30k
  56. 1935: 30k
  57. 1936: 29k
  58. 1937: 31k
  59. 1938: 31k
  60. 1939: 31k
  61. 1940: 32k
  62. 1941: 33k
  63. 1942: 36k
  64. 1943: 37k
  65. 1944: 35k
  66. 1945: 33k
  67. 1946: 38k
  68. 1947: 41k
  69. 1948: 39k
  70. 1949: 40k
  71. 1950: 39k
  72. 1951: 40k
  73. 1952: 39k
  74. 1953: 39k
  75. 1954: 38k
  76. 1955: 36k
  77. 1956: 35k
  78. 1957: 34k
  79. 1958: 32k
  80. 1959: 31k
  81. 1960: 30k
  82. 1961: 29k
  83. 1962: 28k
  84. 1963: 27k
  85. 1964: 26k
  86. 1965: 24k
  87. 1966: 22k
  88. 1967: 21k
  89. 1968: 22k
  90. 1969: 22k
  91. 1970: 23k
  92. 1971: 20k
  93. 1972: 17k
  94. 1973: 16k
  95. 1974: 15k
  96. 1975: 15k
  97. 1976: 14k
  98. 1977: 15k
  99. 1978: 15k
  100. 1979: 15k
  101. 1980: 15k
  102. 1981: 15k
  103. 1982: 14k
  104. 1983: 13k
  105. 1984: 13k
  106. 1985: 13k
  107. 1986: 13k
  108. 1987: 12k
  109. 1988: 12k
  110. 1989: 12k
  111. 1990: 12k
  112. 1991: 11k
  113. 1992: 11k
  114. 1993: 9,883
  115. 1994: 9,037
  116. 1995: 8,500
  117. 1996: 8,267
  118. 1997: 7,671
  119. 1998: 7,860
  120. 1999: 7,536
  121. 2000: 7,539
  122. 2001: 7,300
  123. 2002: 7,215
  124. 2003: 7,704
  125. 2004: 7,706
  126. 2005: 7,949
  127. 2006: 8,027
  128. 2007: 7,464
  129. 2008: 7,307
  130. 2009: 7,284
  131. 2010: 7,114
  132. 2011: 6,996
  133. 2012: 6,962
  134. 2013: 7,040
  135. 2014: 7,377
  136. 2015: 7,213
  137. 2016: 7,144
  138. 2017: 7,205
  139. 2018: 6,680
  140. 2019: 6,415
  141. 2020: 6,262
  142. 2021: 6,015
  143. 2022: 5,943
  144. 2023: 5,430
  145. 2024: 5,621
  146. 2025: 5,908

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Charles in United States?

An estimated 1,143,775 people in United States are named Charles. That works out to 1 in 290 residents.

Is Charles a common name in United States?

Charles ranks #17 among first names in United States.