Charls
Charls is a given name and a surname. Notable people known by this name include the following:
Meaning & Origin of Charls
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Charls is a given name and a surname. Notable people known by this name include the following:
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The Story of Charls
Charls first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1886, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1932, when 24 Charlss were born — ranking #1,426 that year. As of 2026, Charls ranks #4,239 for baby boys with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 722 Charlss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Charls
Charls is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 722 births in the dataset. Charls's peak popularity came in 1932 when it ranked #1,426. Use the chart and map above to compare Charls'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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