Char is a girl name. It last appeared in U.S. Social Security records in 1997. Char first appears in the data in 1945 and reached its peak in 1960 (26 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5 | #21,754 |
| 1995 | 6 | #18,460 |
| 1993 | 5 | #20,888 |
| 1990 | 15 | #9,298 |
| 1989 | 11 | #10,916 |
| 1988 | 8 | #12,871 |
| 1986 | 6 | #14,618 |
| 1984 | 5 | #15,795 |
| 1983 | 9 | #10,313 |
| 1982 | 6 | #14,056 |
| 1981 | 11 | #9,058 |
| 1980 | 5 | #15,793 |
| 1979 | 7 | #12,223 |
| 1978 | 10 | #9,124 |
| 1977 | 15 | #6,934 |
| 1976 | 12 | #7,629 |
| 1975 | 15 | #6,514 |
| 1974 | 18 | #5,629 |
| 1973 | 19 | #5,282 |
| 1972 | 18 | #5,357 |
| 1971 | 12 | #7,043 |
| 1970 | 12 | #6,914 |
| 1969 | 8 | #8,372 |
| 1968 | 14 | #5,591 |
| 1967 | 8 | #7,632 |
| 1966 | 5 | #10,242 |
| 1965 | 10 | #6,568 |
| 1964 | 10 | #6,728 |
| 1963 | 13 | #5,697 |
| 1962 | 15 | #5,191 |
| 1961 | 17 | #4,849 |
| 1960 | 26 | #3,746 |
| 1959 | 15 | #4,991 |
| 1958 | 10 | #6,332 |
| 1957 | 6 | #8,705 |
| 1956 | 13 | #5,359 |
| 1955 | 11 | #5,781 |
| 1954 | 15 | #4,749 |
| 1952 | 20 | #3,895 |
| 1951 | 7 | #7,317 |
| 1950 | 5 | #8,986 |
| 1949 | 7 | #7,140 |
| 1948 | 11 | #5,325 |
| 1946 | 7 | #6,799 |
| 1945 | 5 | #7,993 |