CHARLES is ranked as the 9th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 2,617,363.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 820.86 people named CHARLES for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named CHARLES is 1,400,493.
The SSA data also shows that CHARLES is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
CHARLES is
79.8% White,
2.8% Hispanic origin,
14.0% Black,
1.3% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name CHARLES have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name CHARLES is included in the following name catgories:
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
French masculine given name
English surname
US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name CHARLES
The state with the most people named
CHARLES is
California where
175,802 people have this name.
West Virginia is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named CHARLES, as
1829.63 in every 100,000
West Virginians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Mississippi.
West Virginia is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Maine
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name CHARLES
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
122,318
949.63
100.0%
Indiana
81,626
1237.35
100.0%
Iowa
16,886
543.46
99.9%
Kansas
32,461
1117.8
100.0%
Michigan
66,645
672.51
100.0%
Minnesota
27,805
509.51
99.9%
Missouri
46,613
1556.85
100.0%
Nebraska
15,637
831.08
99.9%
North Dakota
5,018
678.56
99.8%
Ohio
147,716
1274.06
100.0%
South Dakota
7,021
822.94
99.9%
Wisconsin
29,812
517.78
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name CHARLES
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
7,868
1067.99
99.9%
Arizona
62,635
930.48
100.0%
California
175,802
453.07
100.0%
Colorado
50,176
936.84
100.0%
Hawaii
6,731
474.16
100.0%
Idaho
13,765
842.18
99.9%
Montana
10,347
1010.85
99.9%
Nevada
23,213
817.6
100.0%
New Mexico
18,941
908.19
99.9%
Oregon
34,485
868.59
100.0%
Utah
17,557
596.58
99.9%
Washington
39,330
556.95
100.0%
Wyoming
6,127
1048.78
99.9%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name CHARLES
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
17,856
496.46
99.9%
Maine
5,195
390.57
99.5%
Massachusetts
28,595
423.92
99.9%
New Hampshire
6,045
455.63
99.7%
New Jersey
51,830
579.87
100.0%
New York
123,052
623.17
100.0%
Pennsylvania
155,991
1219.9
100.0%
Rhode Island
4,521
428.44
99.7%
Vermont
4,951
790.17
99.9%
South States
State stats for the first name CHARLES
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have CHARLES as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named CHARLES.
The most popular full name is CHARLES Smith.
1.03% of all the people named CHARLES
have this family name.
There are 95112 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name CHARLES