How Many People Are Named Chari?
An estimated 998 people in the United States have the first name Chari. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Chari peaked in popularity in 1960 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chari 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 Chari paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
998
About 1 in 343,441 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1960
41 births
Total Registered
1,202
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chari
Chari is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,202 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chari as a female name
Ranked #10,434 in 2020
9 female births in 2020
Peak: 1960 (41 births)
Chari: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chari span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 315 babies were registered. Chari has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chari by Decade
How has Chari 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.
Chari by State
Birth registrations for Chari span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, California, Illinois. The lowest are in New York, Illinois, California. On average, about 34 Charis were registered per state.
Chari + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chari as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chari: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chari?
We estimate approximately 998 people named Chari 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 343,441 Americans share this first name.
Is Chari a common name?
Chari is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,202 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chari most popular?
Chari reached peak popularity in 1960, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chari is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chari a female name?
Chari is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chari Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chari Smith, Chari Johnson, Chari 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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