Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Charlemagne*

#18,689 most common boys' name of all time · #48,997 across all names · 90% male / 10% female · used 1974–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#18,689
Rank overall
#48,997 of 105,966
First appeared
1974
Years on the list
9 of 146
All-time
59
Since 2016
37
Peak year
2024 #8,504
Best rank
#5,848 1974
Girls Boys peak 9/yr
198020002020

Charlemagne first appears in 1974. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 9 9 #8,430
2024 9 9 #8,504
2023 7 7 #10,008
2021 6 6 #11,118
2017 6 6 #11,171
2014 5 5 #12,542
2013 6 6
2011 6 6 #11,201
1974 5 5 #5,848