unisex NAME · CURRENTLY #3003

Charleston

CHARL-stən

“Charles’s town”

An English place name formed from Charles and the Old English element meaning “settlement” or “town.”

surname-derivedplace-inspiredtraditional
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Charleston has traveled through time

91920 81925 61935 71940 81950 161955 111960 131965 121970 201975 231980 331985 461990 311995 352000 422005 662010 3432015 1222020 892025
LATEST YEAR202589 births
PEAK RANK#1042in 2015
CURRENT USAGE53.9% F46.1% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.