Charles
4 countries#48 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Charles was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
2,447,135 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #48 · peaked in 1947 with 40,919 births
Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
243,299 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #87 · peaked in 1920 with 5,271 births
Most common in: Paris, Bas-Rhin, Nord, Moselle, Pas-de-Calais
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
3,621 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #298 · peaked in 1979 with 135 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
607 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #143 · peaked in 2000 with 38 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Charles’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #60 | — |
| 2007 | #62 | ↓2 |
| 2008 | #63 | ↓1 |
| 2009 | #64 | ↓1 |
| 2010 | #63 | ↑1 |
| 2011 | #61 | ↑2 |
| 2012 | #62 | ↓1 |
| 2013 | #57 | ↑5 |
| 2014 | #51 | ↑6 |
| 2015 | #50 | ↑1 |
| 2016 | #52 | ↓2 |
| 2017 | #48 | ↑4 |
| 2018 | #53 | ↓5 |
| 2019 | #52 | ↑1 |
| 2020 | #46 | ↑6 |
| 2021 | #50 | ↓4 |
| 2022 | #50 | — |
| 2023 | #54 | ↓4 |
| 2024 | #51 | ↑3 |
| 2025 | #48 | ↑3 |
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