Charl
Charl is an Afrikaans, English, and German masculine given name. Notable people with this name include the following:
Meaning & Origin of Charl
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Charl is an Afrikaans, English, and German masculine given name. Notable people with this name include the following:
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The Story of Charl
As a girl name
Charl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1936, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1950, when 8 Charls were born — ranking #3,962 that year. As of 2026, Charl ranks #7,996 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 66 Charls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Charl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1934, when 8 Charls were born — ranking #2,741 that year. As of 2026, Charl ranks #3,534 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 36 Charls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Charl
Charl is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1936 and has accumulated 66 births in the dataset. Charl's peak popularity came in 1950 when it ranked #3,962. Use the chart and map above to compare Charl'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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