How Many People Are Named Chara?
An estimated 940 people in the United States have the first name Chara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Chara peaked in popularity in 1982 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chara as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
940
About 1 in 364,632 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1982
39 births
Total Registered
1,005
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chara
Chara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,005 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chara as a female name
Ranked #13,779 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1982 (39 births)
Chara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chara span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 275 babies were registered. Chara has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chara by Decade
How has Chara tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chara by State
Birth registrations for Chara span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Florida, Texas, California. On average, about 12 Charas were registered per state.
Chara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chara?
We estimate approximately 940 people named Chara are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 364,632 Americans share this first name.
Is Chara a common name?
Chara is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,005 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chara most popular?
Chara reached peak popularity in 1982, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chara is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chara a female name?
Chara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chara Smith, Chara Johnson, Chara Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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