How Many People Are Named Charel?
An estimated 26 people in the United States have the first name Charel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Charel peaked in popularity in 1982 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charel 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 Charel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Charel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
26
About 1 in 13,182,859 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1982
7 births
Total Registered
29
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charel
Charel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 29 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Charel as a female name
Ranked #11,661 in 1990
6 female births in 1990
Peak: 1982 (7 births)
Charel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charel span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 18 babies were registered. While Charel is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Charel by Decade
How has Charel 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.
Charel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Charel
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Charel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charel?
We estimate approximately 26 people named Charel 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 13,182,859 Americans share this first name.
Is Charel a common name?
Charel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 44.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 29 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charel most popular?
Charel reached peak popularity in 1982, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charel is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charel a female name?
Charel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charel Smith, Charel Johnson, Charel 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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