Charleston Boy & girl
How popular is Charleston?
#3,249 girl name in 2025
48 baby girls were named Charleston in the US in 2025, making it the 3249th most popular girl name. Another 41 boys got the name (#2,990 for boys).
3,577living people named Charleston (est.)
13median age of people named Charleston
3,813babies named Charleston since 1880
1 in 37,251US babies born in 2025
Charleston popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,249 for girls (▲ 146 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 48 girls, 41 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-81% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,042 in 2015, #2,631 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (255 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,042 in 2015 |
| First recorded | 1997 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 40% boys, 60% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Charleston is most popular
Babies named Charleston per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- South Carolina: 0.3 per 1,000 (28 girls)
- Tennessee: 0.2 per 1,000 (29 girls)
- North Carolina: 0.2 per 1,000 (40 girls)
- Alabama: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 girls)
Charleston by decade
Girl names about as popular as Charleston
Questions
- Is Charleston a boy or girl name?
- Charleston is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 40% of babies named Charleston were boys and 60% were girls.
- How popular is the name Charleston?
- 48 baby girls were named Charleston in the US in 2025, making it the 3249th most popular girl name. Another 41 boys got the name (#2,990 for boys).
- When was Charleston most popular?
- Charleston peaked in 2015, when 255 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,042 in 2015.
- How many people are named Charleston?
- 3,813 babies have been named Charleston in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,577 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Charleston most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Charleston was most common in South Carolina, at 0.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.