How Many People Are Named Charles Nichols?
There are approximately 593 people named Charles Nichols living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 578,001 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Charles with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Nichols. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
593
1 in 578,001 Americans
Combination Rarity
Uncommon
First Name
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Last Name
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Charles: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Charles. The peak year was 1947 with 40,917 births. The average person named Charles today is 57 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Charles
In the 2020 Census, the first name Charles was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (79.49%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (12.73%) and Hispanic (3.07%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Charles in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Charles rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Nichols Surname
The surname Nichols was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Nichols in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Charles" has an estimated frequency of 0.378% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Nichols" appears at a rate of 45.73 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Charles are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 593 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Charles Nichols: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Charles Nichols?
We estimate approximately 593 people named Charles Nichols are alive in the United States today. The first name Charles is shared by 1,296,413 Americans, and the surname Nichols is shared by 156,748.
How rare is the name Charles Nichols?
This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 578,001 Americans. The first name Charles is very common and the surname Nichols is common.
Is Charles a male or female name?
Charles is predominantly male, with 99.5% of bearers being male and 0.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1947 and the average bearer today is 57 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Charles?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Charles was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (79.49%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (12.73%) and Hispanic (3.07%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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