How Many People Are Named Charle?
An estimated 691 people in the United States have the first name Charle. It is used for both genders, with 87.6% male. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Charle peaked in popularity in 1962 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charle 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 Charle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
691
About 1 in 496,027 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
87.6% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1962
27 births
Total Registered
1,061
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charle
Charle is predominantly male (87.6%), though 132 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Charle as a male name
Ranked #12,563 in 2010
5 male births in 2010
Peak: 1962 (27 births)
Charle as a female name
Ranked #16,786 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 2004 (9 births)
Charle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charle span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 193 babies were registered. Charle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Charle by Decade
How has Charle 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.
Charle by State
Charle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Charle
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Charle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charle?
We estimate approximately 691 people named Charle 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 496,027 Americans share this first name.
Is Charle a common name?
Charle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,061 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charle most popular?
Charle reached peak popularity in 1962, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charle is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charle a male name?
Charle is predominantly male. 87.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charle Smith, Charle Johnson, Charle 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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