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Charley

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32% girls / 68% boys

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Classic name

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The high point came in 1920, with 485 births and the No. 249 spot that year. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 146 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 1826.
23,974births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 249rank at its peak, in 1920

Where babies named Charley are born

1920

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The darker the blue, the more common Charley is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Charley is most common in Oklahoma (7.9 times), Arkansas (7.4) and Mississippi (6.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Girls and boys, decade by decade

DecadeGirlsBoys
1880s0%100%
1890s0%100%
1900s1%99%
1910s2%98%
1920s4%96%
1930s5%95%
1940s5%95%
1950s4%96%
1960s1%99%
1970s9%91%
1980s38%62%
1990s60%40%
2000s73%27%
2010s86%14%
2020s83%17%