How Many People Are Named Charleston?
people named Charleston are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 95,872 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,813 babies named Charleston in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
343 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Charleston, 36.4% were girls and 63.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Charleston rose from 0% in the 1960s to 55.3% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Charleston alive today is about 20 years old, and 75% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 30 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Charleston first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 2015, to 343 babies. In 2025, 89 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Charleston has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,582, in 1984. In 2025 it ranked #3,002. Among girls, its best rank was #1,042, in 2015.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,002 | #3,261 |
| Best rank | #1,582 (1984) | #1,042 (2015) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,216 in the 2010s | #2,294 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Charleston alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Charleston were born in Texas than in any other state: about 280 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Charleston was given 7 times as often in South Carolina, 5 times in Louisiana and 4.4 times in Georgia.
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