How Many People Are Named Chara?
people named Chara are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 351,269 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,012 babies named Chara in Social Security records from 1956 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
39 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "happiness, joy" in Greek.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Chara in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Chara alive today is about 37 years old, and 67% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 26 and 48 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Chara first appears in the records in 1956 and was given most often in 1982, to 39 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1956 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Chara has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,262, in 1976. In 2025 it ranked #13,541.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,541 |
| Best rank | #2,262 (1976) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,287 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Chara alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Chara were born in California than in any other state: about 18 of those alive today.
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