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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 5,898 male babies that were named Charles in the US, which was 0.35% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Charles peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 14,959 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 2025.

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	14959	0.84
1981	14427	0.81
1982	14310	0.79
1983	13212	0.74
1984	12942	0.72
1985	12900	0.70
1986	12625	0.69
1987	12173	0.65
1988	12109	0.63
1989	12245	0.61
1990	12000	0.58
1991	11336	0.56
1992	10469	0.52
1993	9855	0.50
1994	9018	0.47
1995	8478	0.45
1996	8248	0.44
1997	7656	0.41
1998	7849	0.41
1999	7525	0.39
2000	7525	0.38
2001	7283	0.38
2002	7208	0.37
2003	7696	0.39
2004	7652	0.39
2005	7933	0.40
2006	8013	0.39
2007	7452	0.36
2008	7288	0.36
2009	7284	0.37
2010	7106	0.37
2011	6987	0.37
2012	6947	0.37
2013	7025	0.37
2014	7362	0.38
2015	7204	0.38
2016	7127	0.38
2017	7193	0.39
2018	6667	0.37
2019	6406	0.36
2020	6249	0.36
2021	6010	0.34
2022	5934	0.34
2023	5421	0.32
2024	5613	0.33
2025	5898	0.35