How Many People Are Named Charnell?
An estimated 598 people in the United States have the first name Charnell. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Charnell peaked in popularity in 1992 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charnell 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 Charnell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
598
About 1 in 573,168 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1992
36 births
Total Registered
655
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charnell
Charnell is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 655 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Charnell as a female name
Ranked #15,529 in 2006
6 female births in 2006
Peak: 1992 (36 births)
Charnell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charnell span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 203 babies were registered. Charnell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Charnell by Decade
How has Charnell 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.
Charnell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charnell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Charnell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charnell?
We estimate approximately 598 people named Charnell 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 573,168 Americans share this first name.
Is Charnell a common name?
Charnell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 655 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charnell most popular?
Charnell reached peak popularity in 1992, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charnell is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charnell a female name?
Charnell is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charnell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charnell Smith, Charnell Johnson, Charnell 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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