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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Charla

Charla was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 665th; the most babies were born in 1969 (219). More babies were named Charla in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1969219 babies
Total since 1880
8,026babies recorded

Charla popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#15,6095
2010#6,70619
2000#5,01623
1990#1,89574
1980#966153
1970#719210
1960#827159
1950#777124
1940#1,20437
1930#2,87810
1920#4,4796
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Charla, counting every spelling?

Charla has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Charla?

About 6,800 people born in the US named Charla are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 46 and 67. That makes Charla a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Charla by state

How common Charla was among girls born in each state in 1967–1971, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (5.5×), Texas (2.8×), Kentucky (2.6×), Missouri (2.4×), Louisiana (1.5×). In 28 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesIL0.08Michigan: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMI0.07New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesOR0.15Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesIN0.17Ohio: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesOH0.13Pennsylvania: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesPA0.07New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesCA0.11Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesCO0.15Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesMO0.29Kentucky: 0.32 per 1,000 babiesKY0.32West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesKS0.26Arkansas: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesAR0.21Tennessee: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesTN0.18North Carolina: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNC0.06South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.67 per 1,000 babiesOK0.67Louisiana: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesLA0.18Mississippi: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesAL0.05Georgia: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesGA0.12Hawaii: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesHI0.25Texas: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesTX0.34Florida: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesFL0.10
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Charla, girls, 1967–1971. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Charla: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Charla, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Charla

How popular is the name Charla?

Charla was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 665th; the most babies were born in 1969 (219). More babies were named Charla in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Charla a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Charla in the US.

Where was Charla most popular?

In 1967–1971, Charla was most common in Oklahoma (0.67 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Kentucky.