Charleston is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2015 and has since faded.
Charleston is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,003 among boys (41) and #3,261 among girls (48) — overall #3,840 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | 89 | #3,261 | #3,003 |
| 2024 | 92 | 92 | #3,411 | #2,799 |
| 2023 | 75 | 75 | #3,436 | #3,811 |
| 2022 | 108 | 108 | #2,702 | #2,880 |
| 2021 | 122 | 122 | #2,563 | #2,468 |
| 2020 | 122 | 122 | #2,636 | #2,327 |
| 2019 | 158 | 158 | #2,133 | #2,063 |
| 2018 | 152 | 152 | #2,064 | #2,305 |
| 2017 | 157 | 157 | #1,993 | #2,279 |
| 2016 | 221 | 221 | #1,473 | #2,137 |
| 2015 | 343 | 343 | #1,042 | #1,745 |
| 2014 | 112 | 112 | #3,734 | #2,004 |
| 2013 | 74 | 74 | #5,687 | #2,429 |
| 2012 | 76 | 76 | #5,287 | #2,499 |
| 2011 | 71 | 71 | #6,389 | #2,443 |
| 2010 | 66 | 66 | #6,708 | #2,591 |
| 2009 | 72 | 72 | #6,869 | #2,409 |
| 2008 | 38 | 38 | #10,232 | #3,843 |
| 2007 | 61 | 61 | #5,941 | #3,033 |
| 2006 | 61 | 61 | #6,641 | #2,749 |
| 2005 | 42 | 42 | #12,054 | #3,027 |
| 2004 | 43 | 43 | #9,387 | #3,092 |
| 2003 | 44 | 44 | #10,607 | #2,795 |
| 2002 | 32 | 32 | #9,640 | #3,806 |
| 2001 | 48 | 48 | #8,888 | #2,570 |
| 2000 | 35 | 35 | #15,501 | #2,927 |
| 1999 | 40 | 40 | #12,996 | #2,567 |
| 1998 | 45 | 45 | #9,423 | #2,401 |
| 1997 | 59 | — | #11,074 | #1,816 |
| 1996 | 31 | — | — | #2,490 |
| 1995 | 31 | — | — | #2,455 |
| 1994 | 26 | — | — | #2,780 |
| 1993 | 39 | — | — | #2,056 |
| 1992 | 40 | — | — | #1,984 |
| 1991 | 39 | — | — | #1,953 |
| 1990 | 46 | — | — | #1,733 |
| 1989 | 44 | — | — | #1,739 |
| 1988 | 45 | — | — | #1,594 |
| 1987 | 38 | — | — | #1,738 |
| 1986 | 30 | — | — | #1,964 |
| 1985 | 33 | — | — | #1,801 |
| 1984 | 38 | — | — | #1,583 |
| 1983 | 25 | — | — | #2,097 |
| 1982 | 29 | — | — | #1,899 |
| 1981 | 31 | — | — | #1,817 |
| 1980 | 23 | — | — | #2,227 |
| 1979 | 27 | — | — | #1,950 |
| 1978 | 25 | — | — | #1,972 |
| 1977 | 26 | — | — | #1,915 |
| 1976 | 17 | — | — | #2,522 |
| 1975 | 20 | — | — | #2,215 |
| 1974 | 27 | — | — | #1,756 |
| 1973 | 22 | — | — | #1,937 |
| 1972 | 13 | — | — | #2,679 |
| 1971 | 13 | — | — | #2,701 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | — | #2,755 |
| 1969 | 14 | — | — | #2,327 |
| 1968 | 12 | — | — | #2,463 |
| 1967 | 14 | — | — | #2,154 |
| 1966 | 14 | — | — | #2,147 |
| 1965 | 13 | — | — | #2,283 |
| 1964 | 11 | — | — | #2,561 |
| 1963 | 18 | — | — | #1,912 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | — | #3,690 |
| 1961 | 12 | — | — | #2,431 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | — | #2,559 |
| 1959 | 14 | — | — | #2,214 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | — | #2,667 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | — | #2,666 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | — | #2,652 |
| 1955 | 16 | — | — | #1,982 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | — | #2,613 |
| 1953 | 10 | — | — | #2,559 |
| 1951 | 11 | — | — | #2,390 |
| 1950 | 8 | — | — | #2,804 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | — | #2,826 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | — | #3,228 |
| 1943 | 6 | — | — | #3,276 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | — | #3,578 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | — | #2,914 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | — | #3,228 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | — | #3,320 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | — | #3,332 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #3,860 |
| 1928 | 7 | — | — | #3,410 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | — | #3,841 |
| 1925 | 8 | — | — | #3,190 |
| 1924 | 12 | — | — | #2,500 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | — | #3,522 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | — | #3,931 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | — | #3,021 |
| 1920 | 9 | — | — | #3,000 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | — | #3,806 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | — | #3,797 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | — | #4,081 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | — | #3,337 |