Charles is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #48 in 2025.
Charles is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #48 among boys (5,898) and #9,583 among girls (10) — overall #82 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,908 | 5,908 | #9,583 | #48 |
| 2024 | 5,621 | 5,621 | #11,336 | #51 |
| 2023 | 5,430 | 5,430 | #10,490 | #54 |
| 2022 | 5,943 | 5,943 | #10,565 | #50 |
| 2021 | 6,015 | 6,015 | #15,739 | #50 |
| 2020 | 6,262 | 6,262 | #8,068 | #46 |
| 2019 | 6,415 | 6,415 | #10,652 | #52 |
| 2018 | 6,680 | 6,680 | #8,247 | #53 |
| 2017 | 7,205 | 7,210 | #8,913 | #48 |
| 2016 | 7,144 | 7,150 | #6,972 | #52 |
| 2015 | 7,213 | 7,220 | #11,084 | #50 |
| 2014 | 7,377 | 7,377 | #7,747 | #51 |
| 2013 | 7,040 | 7,040 | #7,842 | #57 |
| 2012 | 6,962 | 6,962 | #7,905 | #62 |
| 2011 | 6,996 | 7,001 | #11,377 | #61 |
| 2010 | 7,114 | 7,121 | #12,523 | #63 |
| 2009 | 7,284 | 7,284 | — | #64 |
| 2008 | 7,307 | 7,314 | #6,858 | #63 |
| 2007 | 7,464 | 7,471 | #9,667 | #62 |
| 2006 | 8,027 | 8,033 | #8,334 | #60 |
| 2005 | 7,949 | 7,954 | #7,216 | #56 |
| 2004 | 7,706 | 7,714 | #2,932 | #56 |
| 2003 | 7,704 | 7,709 | #11,524 | #57 |
| 2002 | 7,215 | 7,226 | #12,475 | #58 |
| 2001 | 7,300 | 7,308 | #6,380 | #55 |
| 2000 | 7,539 | 7,552 | #7,248 | #51 |
| 1999 | 7,536 | 7,554 | #8,338 | #50 |
| 1998 | 7,860 | 7,878 | #8,109 | #48 |
| 1997 | 7,671 | — | #6,228 | #49 |
| 1996 | 8,267 | — | #5,102 | #43 |
| 1995 | 8,500 | — | #4,553 | #44 |
| 1994 | 9,037 | — | #5,058 | #43 |
| 1993 | 9,883 | — | #3,793 | #44 |
| 1992 | 10,501 | — | #3,434 | #43 |
| 1991 | 11,370 | — | #3,222 | #38 |
| 1990 | 12,042 | — | #2,744 | #38 |
| 1989 | 12,305 | — | #2,080 | #36 |
| 1988 | 12,200 | — | #1,494 | #37 |
| 1987 | 12,255 | — | #1,546 | #35 |
| 1986 | 12,710 | — | #1,475 | #34 |
| 1985 | 13,006 | — | #1,270 | #34 |
| 1984 | 13,054 | — | #1,180 | #33 |
| 1983 | 13,333 | — | #1,114 | #33 |
| 1982 | 14,434 | — | #1,132 | #31 |
| 1981 | 14,529 | — | #1,263 | #31 |
| 1980 | 15,075 | — | #1,162 | #29 |
| 1979 | 14,936 | — | #1,062 | #28 |
| 1978 | 14,962 | — | #1,105 | #27 |
| 1977 | 14,831 | — | #1,315 | #26 |
| 1976 | 14,027 | — | #1,124 | #26 |
| 1975 | 14,703 | — | #965 | #25 |
| 1974 | 15,253 | — | #1,137 | #23 |
| 1973 | 15,869 | — | #1,009 | #23 |
| 1972 | 17,090 | — | #984 | #23 |
| 1971 | 19,997 | — | #903 | #22 |
| 1970 | 22,559 | — | #892 | #21 |
| 1969 | 21,793 | — | #912 | #19 |
| 1968 | 21,705 | — | #906 | #20 |
| 1967 | 21,410 | — | #927 | #20 |
| 1966 | 22,383 | — | #876 | #20 |
| 1965 | 23,626 | — | #870 | #20 |
| 1964 | 26,037 | — | #920 | #17 |
| 1963 | 26,898 | — | #899 | #16 |
| 1962 | 27,712 | — | #961 | #15 |
| 1961 | 29,314 | — | #989 | #13 |
| 1960 | 29,809 | — | #927 | #13 |
| 1959 | 30,947 | — | #837 | #11 |
| 1958 | 32,371 | — | #900 | #11 |
| 1957 | 34,435 | — | #823 | #11 |
| 1956 | 35,395 | — | #793 | #11 |
| 1955 | 35,513 | — | #789 | #11 |
| 1954 | 37,589 | — | #838 | #10 |
| 1953 | 38,559 | — | #779 | #9 |
| 1952 | 38,987 | — | #831 | #9 |
| 1951 | 39,557 | — | #710 | #9 |
| 1950 | 39,249 | — | #693 | #9 |
| 1949 | 40,195 | — | #709 | #9 |
| 1948 | 38,826 | — | #679 | #9 |
| 1947 | 40,919 | — | #726 | #9 |
| 1946 | 38,349 | — | #695 | #9 |
| 1945 | 32,594 | — | #658 | #7 |
| 1944 | 34,804 | — | #615 | #7 |
| 1943 | 36,808 | — | #571 | #7 |
| 1942 | 36,017 | — | #579 | #7 |
| 1941 | 32,897 | — | #563 | #6 |
| 1940 | 31,829 | — | #589 | #6 |
| 1939 | 30,938 | — | #548 | #6 |
| 1938 | 31,295 | — | #571 | #6 |
| 1937 | 30,696 | — | #497 | #6 |
| 1936 | 29,234 | — | #568 | #6 |
| 1935 | 30,132 | — | #528 | #6 |
| 1934 | 29,958 | — | #496 | #7 |
| 1933 | 29,200 | — | #447 | #6 |
| 1932 | 31,289 | — | #469 | #6 |
| 1931 | 30,146 | — | #443 | #6 |
| 1930 | 32,104 | — | #436 | #6 |
| 1929 | 30,192 | — | #409 | #5 |
| 1928 | 31,514 | — | #412 | #5 |
| 1927 | 32,244 | — | #395 | #5 |
| 1926 | 29,746 | — | #451 | #5 |
| 1925 | 29,796 | — | #470 | #5 |
| 1924 | 30,646 | — | #526 | #5 |
| 1923 | 29,125 | — | #570 | #5 |
| 1922 | 29,038 | — | #489 | #5 |
| 1921 | 29,418 | — | #539 | #5 |
| 1920 | 28,472 | — | #564 | #5 |
| 1919 | 25,321 | — | #616 | #5 |
| 1918 | 27,065 | — | #592 | #5 |
| 1917 | 24,267 | — | #612 | #7 |
| 1916 | 23,735 | — | #608 | #6 |
| 1915 | 22,061 | — | #658 | #7 |
| 1914 | 17,012 | — | #672 | #7 |
| 1913 | 13,240 | — | #750 | #7 |
| 1912 | 11,137 | — | #597 | #7 |
| 1911 | 5,765 | — | #689 | #7 |
| 1910 | 4,816 | — | #756 | #7 |
| 1909 | 4,058 | — | #748 | #7 |
| 1908 | 3,959 | — | #712 | #7 |
| 1907 | 3,904 | — | #845 | #6 |
| 1906 | 3,631 | — | #742 | #6 |
| 1905 | 3,630 | — | #781 | #5 |
| 1904 | 3,430 | — | #713 | #6 |
| 1903 | 3,232 | — | #792 | #5 |
| 1902 | 3,386 | — | #673 | #5 |
| 1901 | 3,072 | — | #665 | #5 |
| 1900 | 4,126 | — | #676 | #5 |
| 1899 | 3,170 | — | #646 | #5 |
| 1898 | 3,576 | — | #771 | #5 |
| 1897 | 3,361 | — | #702 | #5 |
| 1896 | 3,649 | — | #1,056 | #5 |
| 1895 | 3,660 | — | #578 | #5 |
| 1894 | 3,814 | — | #571 | #5 |
| 1893 | 3,746 | — | #596 | #5 |
| 1892 | 4,348 | — | #505 | #5 |
| 1891 | 3,669 | — | #476 | #5 |
| 1890 | 4,091 | — | #477 | #5 |
| 1889 | 4,227 | — | #468 | #5 |
| 1888 | 4,619 | — | #470 | #5 |
| 1887 | 4,064 | — | #373 | #5 |
| 1886 | 4,555 | — | #462 | #5 |
| 1885 | 4,623 | — | #431 | #5 |
| 1884 | 4,821 | — | #465 | #5 |
| 1883 | 4,844 | — | #452 | #4 |
| 1882 | 5,114 | — | #373 | #5 |
| 1881 | 4,653 | — | #405 | #5 |
| 1880 | 5,359 | — | #520 | #4 |