Trend of the Popularity of Charles as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 406 male babies that were named Charles in California, which was 0.23% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Charles peaked as a male baby name in California in 1989 with a count of 1,095 babies, which was 0.41% of the total male babies born in California in 1989.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named Charles, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named Charles.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Charles in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Charles in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Charles from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Charles as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1063	0.55
1981	1074	0.54
1982	1028	0.50
1983	985	0.48
1984	934	0.44
1985	1058	0.47
1986	1030	0.45
1987	1028	0.43
1988	1057	0.42
1989	1095	0.41
1990	1043	0.36
1991	913	0.32
1992	839	0.30
1993	825	0.30
1994	738	0.28
1995	710	0.27
1996	638	0.25
1997	611	0.25
1998	614	0.25
1999	557	0.23
2000	565	0.23
2001	542	0.22
2002	526	0.22
2003	616	0.25
2004	588	0.23
2005	612	0.24
2006	597	0.23
2007	581	0.22
2008	558	0.22
2009	547	0.23
2010	527	0.23
2011	505	0.22
2012	534	0.23
2013	578	0.26
2014	609	0.26
2015	590	0.26
2016	580	0.26
2017	610	0.28
2018	547	0.27
2019	506	0.25
2020	480	0.25
2021	425	0.23
2022	419	0.22
2023	375	0.21
2024	406	0.23