How Many People Are Named Charla?
An estimated 6,319 people in the United States have the first name Charla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Charla peaked in popularity in 1969 with 219 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charla 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 Charla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,319
About 1 in 54,242 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1969
219 births
Total Registered
8,026
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charla
Charla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,026 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Charla as a female name
Ranked #15,663 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1969 (219 births)
Charla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charla span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,869 babies were registered. Charla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Charla by Decade
How has Charla 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.
Charla by State
Birth registrations for Charla span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in South Carolina, New Mexico, Minnesota. On average, about 150 Charlas were registered per state.
Charla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Charla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charla?
We estimate approximately 6,319 people named Charla 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 54,242 Americans share this first name.
Is Charla a common name?
Charla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,026 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charla most popular?
Charla reached peak popularity in 1969, when 219 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charla is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charla a female name?
Charla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charla Smith, Charla Johnson, Charla 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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