Charice
Jake Zyrus, formerly known professionally as Charice Pempengco and under the mononym Charice, is a Filipino singer and television personality.
Meaning & Origin of Charice
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jake Zyrus, formerly known professionally as Charice Pempengco and under the mononym Charice, is a Filipino singer and television personality.
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The Story of Charice
Charice first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1958, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 36 Charices were born — ranking #2,203 that year. As of 2026, Charice ranks #16,416 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 738 Charices have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Charice
Charice is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 738 births in the dataset. Charice's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #2,203. Use the chart and map above to compare Charice's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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