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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 5,593 male babies that were named Charles in the US, which was 0.33% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Charles peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 14,958 babies, which was 0.84% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	14958	0.84
1981	14428	0.81
1982	14311	0.79
1983	13213	0.74
1984	12942	0.72
1985	12899	0.70
1986	12625	0.69
1987	12176	0.65
1988	12108	0.63
1989	12245	0.61
1990	11999	0.58
1991	11336	0.56
1992	10470	0.52
1993	9856	0.50
1994	9018	0.47
1995	8478	0.45
1996	8247	0.44
1997	7656	0.41
1998	7848	0.41
1999	7525	0.39
2000	7524	0.38
2001	7283	0.38
2002	7208	0.37
2003	7695	0.39
2004	7652	0.39
2005	7932	0.40
2006	8013	0.39
2007	7452	0.36
2008	7288	0.36
2009	7284	0.37
2010	7105	0.37
2011	6985	0.37
2012	6945	0.37
2013	7025	0.37
2014	7360	0.38
2015	7204	0.38
2016	7125	0.38
2017	7189	0.39
2018	6663	0.37
2019	6403	0.36
2020	6243	0.36
2021	6003	0.34
2022	5934	0.34
2023	5415	0.32
2024	5593	0.33