U.S. Social Security · 1880–2024

Charles

A name that crested in the 1880s and has all but disappeared since.

Peaked 1880
1880peak
18801920196020002024
Peak year
1880
the crest of the wave
Peak rank
#4
of all U.S. boys’ names
Skew
99.5%
given to boys
Median age today
~78
median birth year 1948
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