How Many People Are Named Charnita?
An estimated 327 people in the United States have the first name Charnita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Charnita peaked in popularity in 1970 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charnita 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 Charnita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
327
About 1 in 1,048,178 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1970
26 births
Total Registered
359
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charnita
Charnita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 359 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Charnita as a female name
Ranked #14,578 in 1998
5 female births in 1998
Peak: 1970 (26 births)
Charnita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charnita span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 145 babies were registered. While Charnita is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Charnita by Decade
How has Charnita 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.
Charnita by State
Birth registrations for Charnita span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in District of Columbia, Michigan, Maryland. The lowest are in Maryland, Michigan, District of Columbia. On average, about 11 Charnitas were registered per state.
Charnita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charnita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Charnita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charnita?
We estimate approximately 327 people named Charnita 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 1,048,178 Americans share this first name.
Is Charnita a common name?
Charnita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 359 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charnita most popular?
Charnita reached peak popularity in 1970, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charnita is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charnita a female name?
Charnita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charnita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charnita Smith, Charnita Johnson, Charnita 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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