Charles
maleStatistical recordWhat official birth registration shows about Charles: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.
No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.
Charles: Recorded every year since 1945, it reached #41 in 1998, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.
Falling
among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025
How to read this chart
- A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
- Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
- A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #44 |
| 1997 | #42 |
| 1998 | #41 |
| 1999 | #41 |
| 2000 | #44 |
| 2001 | #50 |
| 2002 | #48 |
| 2003 | #48 |
| 2004 | #49 |
| 2005 | #49 |
| 2006 | #50 |
| 2007 | #54 |
| 2008 | #56 |
| 2009 | #58 |
| 2010 | #62 |
| 2011 | #60 |
| 2012 | #62 |
| 2013 | #61 |
| 2014 | #63 |
| 2015 | #66 |
| 2016 | #72 |
| 2017 | #73 |
| 2018 | #81 |
| 2019 | #86 |
| 2020 | #88 |
| 2021 | #91 |
| 2022 | #102 |
| 2023 | #121 |
| 2024 | #119 |
| 2025 | #119 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
FallingEngland and Wales · Boys
Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 65 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.
In 2025: #94 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, #119 among boys in England and Wales, #188 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #455 among boys in Norway.
Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Charles across 6 registrars
- Charles did not peak everywhere at once. It reached its best position in Norway in 1949 and in New Zealand in 2008, 59 years later.
- Charles has fallen by ten or more places over ten years in 4 registrars.
- The longest ranked record is in Norway, from 1945 to 2025.
#177 in 1949
#57 in 1952
#58 in 2008
#43 in 1964
#41 in 1998
#75 in 2000
Each panel runs 1945 to 2025, top of the panel is #1 on a log scale, with guide lines at #1 and #100. Filled dot: best rank. Open dot: latest rank. Read from 6 official registrars with at least 10 ranked years. Where a registrar publishes separate lists by sex, the better rank for each year is used. A 'meaningful' move is 10 or more places. Lists start in different years, so an earlier first year shows the list is older, not that the name arrived there first, and a best rank in the first years of a list is not compared as a peak. Ranks show position, and cannot show why a name moved.
| Registrar | Ranked years | Best rank | Latest rank | Ten years to latest rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1945–2025 | #177 (1949) | #455 (2025) | Down 15 |
| New South Wales, Australia | 1952–2025 | #57 (1952) | #94 (2025) | Down 22 |
| New Zealand | 1954–2021 | #58 (2008) | #72 (2021) | Up 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1964–2025 | #43 (1964) | #188 (2025) | Down 74 |
| England and Wales | 1996–2025 | #41 (1998) | #119 (2025) | Down 53 |
| Northern Ireland | 1997–2024 | #75 (2000) | #144 (2024) | Down 9 |
Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #224 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Full data tableEvery published rank and count
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #41 in England and Wales in 1999.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | England and Wales | male | #119 | 437 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | England and Wales | male | #119 | 452 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | male | #121 | 442 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | male | #102 | 533 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | male | #91 | 639 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | male | #88 | 646 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | male | #86 | 707 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | male | #81 | 758 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | male | #73 | 877 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | male | #72 | 910 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | male | #66 | 985 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | male | #63 | 1,037 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | male | #61 | 1,029 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | male | #62 | 1,088 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | male | #60 | 1,090 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | male | #62 | 1,152 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | male | #58 | 1,225 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | male | #56 | 1,346 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | male | #54 | 1,454 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | male | #50 | 1,443 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | male | #49 | 1,372 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | male | #49 | 1,440 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | male | #48 | 1,302 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | male | #48 | 1,309 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | male | #50 | 1,290 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | male | #44 | 1,530 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | male | #41 | 1,667 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | male | #41 | 1,868 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | male | #42 | 1,762 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | male | #44 | 1,738 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #94 | 92 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2023 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #78 | 103 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2022 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #74 | 115 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2021 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #89 | 104 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2020 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #67 | 128 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2019 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #82 | 108 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2018 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #63 | 143 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2017 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #77 | 118 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2016 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #78 | 138 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2015 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #72 | 137 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2014 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #84 | 118 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2013 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #81 | 128 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2012 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #69 | 149 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2011 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #74 | 139 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2010 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #86 | 122 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2009 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #75 | 141 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2008 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #70 | 141 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2007 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #67 | 141 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2006 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #68 | 142 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2005 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #89 | 107 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2004 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #78 | 116 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2003 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #84 | 106 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2002 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #89 | 97 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2001 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #84 | 103 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2000 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #88 | 95 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1999 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #79 | 114 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1998 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #75 | 120 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1996 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #90 | 97 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1994 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #99 | 80 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1992 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #95 | 87 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1990 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #83 | 99 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1989 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #90 | 83 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1988 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #94 | 78 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1978 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #83 | 88 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1973 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #86 | 84 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1972 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #97 | 78 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1970 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #99 | 69 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1969 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #93 | 76 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1968 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #97 | 67 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1967 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #85 | 74 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1966 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #83 | 76 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1965 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #79 | 81 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1964 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #88 | 66 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1963 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #76 | 90 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1962 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #86 | 78 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1961 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #79 | 93 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1960 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #75 | 98 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1959 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #72 | 108 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1958 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #77 | 96 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1957 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #71 | 107 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1956 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #72 | 95 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1955 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #64 | 113 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1954 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #62 | 113 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1953 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #60 | 124 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1952 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #57 | 146 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2021 | New Zealand | male | #72 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | New Zealand | male | #87 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | New Zealand | male | #83 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | New Zealand | male | #59 | 84 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | New Zealand | male | #76 | 70 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | New Zealand | male | #81 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | New Zealand | male | #79 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | New Zealand | male | #82 | 57 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | New Zealand | male | #59 | 78 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | New Zealand | male | #64 | 78 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | New Zealand | male | #73 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | New Zealand | male | #66 | 80 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | New Zealand | male | #69 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | New Zealand | male | #58 | 92 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | New Zealand | male | #72 | 76 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | New Zealand | male | #70 | 76 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | New Zealand | male | #70 | 70 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | New Zealand | male | #87 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | New Zealand | male | #94 | 50 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | New Zealand | male | #86 | 61 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | New Zealand | male | #93 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | New Zealand | male | #97 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | New Zealand | male | #93 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | New Zealand | male | #99 | 55 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | New Zealand | male | #91 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | New Zealand | male | #86 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | New Zealand | male | #86 | 61 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | New Zealand | male | #79 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | New Zealand | male | #94 | 56 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | New Zealand | male | #78 | 64 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | New Zealand | male | #73 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | New Zealand | male | #95 | 53 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | New Zealand | male | #72 | 72 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | New Zealand | male | #83 | 63 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | New Zealand | male | #71 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | New Zealand | male | #83 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | New Zealand | male | #93 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | New Zealand | male | #89 | 64 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | New Zealand | male | #98 | 62 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | New Zealand | male | #100 | 64 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | New Zealand | male | #96 | 77 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | New Zealand | male | #97 | 68 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | New Zealand | male | #92 | 83 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | New Zealand | male | #88 | 74 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | New Zealand | male | #85 | 79 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | New Zealand | male | #87 | 75 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | New Zealand | male | #78 | 86 | High | Verified |
| 1963 | New Zealand | male | #80 | 87 | High | Verified |
| 1962 | New Zealand | male | #69 | 111 | High | Verified |
| 1961 | New Zealand | male | #70 | 112 | High | Verified |
| 1960 | New Zealand | male | #85 | 77 | High | Verified |
| 1959 | New Zealand | male | #74 | 90 | High | Verified |
| 1958 | New Zealand | male | #71 | 94 | High | Verified |
| 1957 | New Zealand | male | #66 | 105 | High | Verified |
| 1956 | New Zealand | male | #61 | 116 | High | Verified |
| 1955 | New Zealand | male | #60 | 116 | High | Verified |
| 1954 | New Zealand | male | #59 | 120 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Northern Ireland | male | #144 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Northern Ireland | male | #200 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland | male | #177 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland | male | #266 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Northern Ireland | male | #193 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland | male | #138 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Northern Ireland | male | #141 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Northern Ireland | male | #124 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Northern Ireland | male | #143 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Northern Ireland | male | #133 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Northern Ireland | male | #135 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Northern Ireland | male | #171 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Northern Ireland | male | #133 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland | male | #124 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland | male | #95 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland | male | #98 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Northern Ireland | male | #144 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Northern Ireland | male | #99 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland | male | #100 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Northern Ireland | male | #99 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Northern Ireland | male | #108 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Northern Ireland | male | #110 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Northern Ireland | male | #123 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Northern Ireland | male | #117 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Northern Ireland | male | #75 | 38 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland | male | #115 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Northern Ireland | male | #93 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Northern Ireland | male | #121 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Norway | male | #455 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Norway | male | #475 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Norway | male | #386 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Norway | male | #376 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Norway | male | #448 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Norway | male | #455 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Norway | male | #443 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Norway | male | #496 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Norway | male | #440 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Norway | male | #464 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Norway | male | #454 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Norway | male | #417 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Norway | male | #484 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Norway | male | #451 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Norway | male | #513 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Norway | male | #540 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Norway | male | #358 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Norway | male | #524 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Norway | male | #395 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Norway | male | #453 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Norway | male | #329 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Norway | male | #431 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Norway | male | #527 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Norway | male | #501 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Norway | male | #281 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Norway | male | #523 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Norway | male | #411 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Norway | male | #290 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Norway | male | #433 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Norway | male | #432 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Norway | male | #424 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Norway | male | #379 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Norway | male | #530 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Norway | male | #541 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Norway | male | #417 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Norway | male | #423 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Norway | male | #435 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Norway | male | #325 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Norway | male | #377 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Norway | male | #248 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Norway | male | #295 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Norway | male | #296 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Norway | male | #302 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Norway | male | #248 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Norway | male | #277 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Norway | male | #317 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1963 | Norway | male | #303 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1962 | Norway | male | #197 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 1961 | Norway | male | #224 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1960 | Norway | male | #402 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1959 | Norway | male | #207 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1958 | Norway | male | #238 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1957 | Norway | male | #230 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1956 | Norway | male | #182 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 1955 | Norway | male | #179 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 1954 | Norway | male | #209 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 1953 | Norway | male | #236 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1952 | Norway | male | #190 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 1951 | Norway | male | #186 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 1950 | Norway | male | #208 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1949 | Norway | male | #177 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 1948 | Norway | male | #306 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1947 | Norway | male | #211 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1946 | Norway | male | #222 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1945 | Norway | male | #224 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland | male | #188 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland | male | #287 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland | male | #254 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland | male | #157 | 36 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland | male | #168 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | male | #193 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | male | #174 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | male | #159 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland | male | #156 | 38 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | male | #134 | 49 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | male | #114 | 61 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | male | #123 | 56 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | male | #110 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | male | #122 | 59 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | male | #104 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | male | #110 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | male | #99 | 77 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | male | #114 | 68 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | male | #90 | 79 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | male | #83 | 79 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | male | #99 | 62 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | male | #93 | 64 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | male | #104 | 52 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | male | #123 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | male | #102 | 48 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | male | #126 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | male | #124 | 31 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | male | #139 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | male | #154 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | male | #114 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | male | #129 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | male | #149 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | male | #118 | 40 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | male | #129 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | male | #121 | 38 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland | male | #108 | 46 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Republic of Ireland | male | #103 | 46 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Republic of Ireland | male | #115 | 41 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Republic of Ireland | male | #98 | 52 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Republic of Ireland | male | #106 | 49 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland | male | #109 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Republic of Ireland | male | #107 | 52 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Republic of Ireland | male | #104 | 53 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Republic of Ireland | male | #93 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Republic of Ireland | male | #92 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Republic of Ireland | male | #80 | 87 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Republic of Ireland | male | #98 | 64 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Republic of Ireland | male | #91 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Republic of Ireland | male | #88 | 75 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Republic of Ireland | male | #93 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Republic of Ireland | male | #90 | 78 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Republic of Ireland | male | #94 | 74 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Republic of Ireland | male | #90 | 84 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Republic of Ireland | male | #88 | 79 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Republic of Ireland | male | #77 | 94 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Republic of Ireland | male | #62 | 114 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Republic of Ireland | male | #66 | 96 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Republic of Ireland | male | #69 | 83 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Republic of Ireland | male | #56 | 104 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Republic of Ireland | male | #53 | 118 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Republic of Ireland | male | #46 | 145 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Republic of Ireland | male | #43 | 145 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Scotland | male | #160 | 28 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
- Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.
Where Charles is officially recorded
7 official registrars have recorded Charles, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.
| Registrar | Recorded | Years | Its own highest position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1945–2025 | 65 | #177 in 1949 |
| New South Wales, Australia | 1952–2025 | 55 | #57 in 1952 |
| New Zealand | 1954–2021 | 57 | #58 in 2008 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1964–2025 | 62 | #43 in 1964 |
| England and Wales | 1996–2025 | 30 | #41 in 1998 |
| Northern Ireland | 1997–2024 | 28 | #75 in 2000 |
| Scotland | 2024 | 1 | #160 in 2024 |
Its high point came 75 years earlier in Norway (1949) than in Scotland (2024).
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What is known about Charles
How to read this- How often it is registered
- Official record
- 7 official registrars, 1945–2025.
- Meaning
- Not established
- Not researched yet.
- Origin
- Not established
- Not researched yet.
- Pronunciation
- Not established
- Not recorded yet.
A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.
Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #41 in England and Wales in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.