How Many People Are Named Chrles?
An estimated 174 people in the United States have the first name Chrles. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Chrles peaked in popularity in 1982 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chrles 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 Chrles paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
174
About 1 in 1,969,853 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1982
12 births
Total Registered
197
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chrles
Chrles is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 197 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Chrles as a male name
Ranked #5,277 in 1988
8 male births in 1988
Peak: 1982 (12 births)
Chrles: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chrles span from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 63 babies were registered. Chrles remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Chrles by Decade
How has Chrles 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.
Chrles + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chrles as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chrles: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chrles?
We estimate approximately 174 people named Chrles 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 1,969,853 Americans share this first name.
Is Chrles a common name?
Chrles is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 197 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chrles most popular?
Chrles reached peak popularity in 1982, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chrles is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chrles a male name?
Chrles is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chrles Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chrles Smith, Chrles Johnson, Chrles 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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