Is Charleston a boy or girl name?
Charleston is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 46 girls and 46 boys were named Charleston, so 50% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 33.8% of the 3,724 US babies named Charleston were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,791
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,394
- Babies named Charleston since 1914
- 3,724
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 343 babies
Boys and girls named Charleston, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 64 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 99 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 125 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 202 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 336 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 374 | 22 | 5.6% |
| 2000s | 350 | 126 | 26.5% |
| 2010s | 609 | 821 | 57.4% |
| 2020s | 231 | 288 | 55.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46 | #2,791 | 46 | #3,394 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,803 | 46 | #3,435 |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,876 | 64 | #2,702 |
| 2021 | 54 | #2,466 | 68 | #2,561 |
| 2020 | 58 | #2,325 | 64 | #2,633 |
| 2019 | 70 | #2,062 | 88 | #2,131 |
| 2018 | 58 | #2,305 | 94 | #2,064 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,277 | 99 | #1,993 |
| 2016 | 65 | #2,137 | 156 | #1,473 |
| 2015 | 88 | #1,744 | 255 | #1,042 |
| 2014 | 71 | #2,004 | 41 | #3,731 |
| 2013 | 51 | #2,429 | 23 | #5,687 |
| 2012 | 50 | #2,499 | 26 | #5,286 |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,443 | 20 | #6,389 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,591 | 19 | #6,707 |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,409 | 19 | #6,868 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,843 | 11 | #10,231 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,033 | 23 | #5,941 |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,749 | 19 | #6,641 |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,027 | 8 | #12,054 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,090 | 11 | #9,387 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,794 | 9 | #10,606 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,805 | 10 | #9,638 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,570 | 11 | #8,887 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,927 | 5 | #15,501 |
| 1999 | 34 | #2,567 | 6 | #12,996 |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,401 | 9 | #9,422 |
| 1997 | 52 | #1,815 | 7 | #11,074 |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,490 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,455 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,779 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,056 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 40 | #1,985 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 39 | #1,952 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 46 | #1,733 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 44 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 45 | #1,594 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 38 | #1,738 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 30 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,801 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 38 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,097 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 29 | #1,899 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,227 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,950 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 25 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,915 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,523 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,215 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 27 | #1,756 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,937 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,680 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,700 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,755 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,327 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,463 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,154 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,147 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,283 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,561 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 18 | #1,910 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,691 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,432 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,559 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,214 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,666 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,665 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,653 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 16 | #1,982 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,613 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,559 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,390 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,804 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,826 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,228 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,276 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,578 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,914 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,228 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,320 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,332 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,859 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,410 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,841 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,190 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,500 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,522 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,931 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,021 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #2,999 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,806 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,797 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,081 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,337 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Charleston reached #1,583 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #1,042 in 2015. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Charleston
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.