The baby name Charles appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1948 with 53,674 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, Charles has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 23 |
| 1910 | 6,247 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1911 | 6,720 |
| 1912 | 23 |
| 1912 | 13,351 |
| 1913 | 21 |
| 1913 | 15,369 |
| 1914 | 43 |
| 1914 | 20,019 |
| 1915 | 68 |
| 1915 | 26,139 |
| 1916 | 109 |
| 1916 | 28,857 |
| 1917 | 107 |
| 1917 | 30,906 |
| 1918 | 128 |
| 1918 | 34,404 |
| 1919 | 73 |
| 1919 | 32,519 |
| 1920 | 130 |
| 1920 | 36,454 |
| 1921 | 145 |
| 1921 | 38,009 |
| 1922 | 155 |
| 1922 | 37,325 |
| 1923 | 132 |
| 1923 | 37,522 |
| 1924 | 186 |
| 1924 | 39,469 |
| 1925 | 238 |
| 1925 | 38,170 |
| 1926 | 261 |
| 1926 | 39,041 |
| 1927 | 402 |
| 1927 | 41,448 |
| 1928 | 358 |
| 1928 | 40,247 |
| 1929 | 331 |
| 1929 | 37,618 |
| 1930 | 305 |
| 1930 | 43,604 |
| 1931 | 256 |
| 1931 | 38,747 |
| 1932 | 245 |
| 1932 | 37,121 |
| 1933 | 259 |
| 1933 | 36,638 |
| 1934 | 147 |
| 1934 | 37,042 |
| 1935 | 182 |
| 1935 | 37,899 |
| 1936 | 107 |
| 1936 | 37,160 |
| 1937 | 200 |
| 1937 | 39,574 |
| 1938 | 126 |
| 1938 | 38,458 |
| 1939 | 129 |
| 1939 | 37,344 |
| 1940 | 99 |
| 1940 | 41,460 |
| 1941 | 123 |
| 1941 | 43,023 |
| 1942 | 113 |
| 1942 | 45,726 |
| 1943 | 199 |
| 1943 | 46,364 |
| 1944 | 80 |
| 1944 | 43,543 |
| 1945 | 78 |
| 1945 | 41,697 |
| 1946 | 77 |
| 1946 | 44,695 |
| 1947 | 70 |
| 1947 | 46,030 |
| 1948 | 99 |
| 1948 | 53,674 |
| 1949 | 86 |
| 1949 | 53,176 |
| 1950 | 137 |
| 1950 | 52,184 |
| 1951 | 133 |
| 1951 | 50,191 |
| 1952 | 88 |
| 1952 | 48,771 |
| 1953 | 132 |
| 1953 | 52,797 |
| 1954 | 81 |
| 1954 | 47,881 |
| 1955 | 122 |
| 1955 | 50,001 |
| 1956 | 152 |
| 1956 | 49,245 |
| 1957 | 152 |
| 1957 | 45,168 |
| 1958 | 103 |
| 1958 | 43,203 |
| 1959 | 126 |
| 1959 | 38,584 |
| 1960 | 102 |
| 1960 | 37,794 |
| 1961 | 76 |
| 1961 | 37,546 |
| 1962 | 78 |
| 1962 | 35,054 |
| 1963 | 133 |
| 1963 | 34,834 |
| 1964 | 74 |
| 1964 | 31,992 |
| 1965 | 87 |
| 1965 | 31,216 |
| 1966 | 104 |
| 1966 | 28,199 |
| 1967 | 78 |
| 1967 | 27,168 |
| 1968 | 112 |
| 1968 | 26,876 |
| 1969 | 104 |
| 1969 | 26,942 |
| 1970 | 151 |
| 1970 | 26,458 |
| 1971 | 124 |
| 1971 | 23,641 |
| 1972 | 76 |
| 1972 | 20,288 |
| 1973 | 63 |
| 1973 | 18,928 |
| 1974 | 53 |
| 1974 | 18,052 |
| 1975 | 102 |
| 1975 | 17,096 |
| 1976 | 59 |
| 1976 | 16,267 |
| 1977 | 45 |
| 1977 | 20,155 |
| 1978 | 93 |
| 1978 | 18,260 |
| 1979 | 127 |
| 1979 | 17,728 |
| 1980 | 67 |
| 1980 | 19,289 |
| 1981 | 55 |
| 1981 | 16,351 |
| 1982 | 70 |
| 1982 | 16,183 |
| 1983 | 110 |
| 1983 | 15,452 |
| 1984 | 83 |
| 1984 | 14,556 |
| 1985 | 85 |
| 1985 | 13,404 |
| 1986 | 23 |
| 1986 | 16,356 |
| 1987 | 36 |
| 1987 | 13,679 |
| 1988 | 42 |
| 1988 | 13,630 |
| 1989 | 11 |
| 1989 | 13,685 |
| 1990 | 12,994 |
| 1991 | 12,421 |
| 1992 | 12,884 |
| 1993 | 12,429 |
| 1994 | 11,406 |
| 1995 | 10,404 |
| 1996 | 9,872 |
| 1997 | 9,098 |
| 1998 | 9,407 |
| 1999 | 9,250 |
| 2000 | 8,843 |
| 2001 | 8,450 |
| 2002 | 8,841 |
| 2003 | 8,933 |
| 2004 | 37 |
| 2004 | 9,457 |
| 2005 | 10,006 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2006 | 10,143 |
| 2007 | 8,680 |
| 2008 | 8,765 |
| 2009 | 8,856 |
| 2010 | 8,274 |
| 2011 | 8,332 |
| 2012 | 8,529 |
| 2013 | 8,509 |
| 2014 | 8,745 |
| 2015 | 9,615 |
| 2016 | 9,650 |
| 2017 | 10,025 |
| 2018 | 8,809 |
| 2019 | 8,398 |
| 2020 | 6,498 |
| 2021 | 7,278 |
| 2022 | 7,009 |
| 2023 | 6,100 |
| 2024 | 6,304 |