How Many People Are Named Charleston?
An estimated 3,505 people in the United States have the first name Charleston. It is used for both genders, with 66.2% male. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Charleston peaked in popularity in 2015 with 343 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charleston 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 Charleston paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,505
About 1 in 97,790 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
66.2% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2015
343 births
Total Registered
3,724
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charleston
Charleston is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (66.2%) and females (33.8%). Out of 3,724 total births registered, 2,467 were male and 1,257 were female.
Charleston as a male name
Ranked #2,791 in 2024
46 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (88 births)
Charleston as a female name
Ranked #3,394 in 2024
46 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (255 births)
Charleston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charleston span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,430 babies were registered. While Charleston is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Charleston by Decade
How has Charleston 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.
Charleston by State
Birth registrations for Charleston span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina. The lowest are in Michigan, Arkansas, Minnesota. On average, about 54 Charlestons were registered per state.
Charleston + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charleston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Charleston
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Charleston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charleston?
We estimate approximately 3,505 people named Charleston 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 97,790 Americans share this first name.
Is Charleston a common name?
Charleston is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,724 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charleston most popular?
Charleston reached peak popularity in 2015, when 343 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charleston is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charleston a male name?
Charleston is predominantly male. 66.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charleston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charleston Smith, Charleston Johnson, Charleston 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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