girls' name ★ peaked 2004

Charlize

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,658 Trend ↓ Falling 49%
Rank 2025
#2,658
among girls · ↓215 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
65
named Charlize · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,727
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2004
436 babies
All-time total
5,682
#2,357 all-time among girls
First recorded
1998
in Social Security records

Charlize popularity over time

5,682 babies have been named Charlize since 1998, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2004Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 42 4 – #3,387
2000s 2,691 269 +6307% #625
2010s 2,383 238 -11% #847
2020s (to 2025) 566 94 -60% #1,610

Where Charlize is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 58 0.04 outside top 500
2027 52 0.03 outside top 500
2028 48 0.03 outside top 500
2029 45 0.03 outside top 500
2030 42 0.03 outside top 500

Where Charlize is most popular

Girls named Charlize per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.054 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Florida, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Charlize born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 106 0.126 +135%
Florida 30 0.070 +30%
New York 26 0.066 +22%
Texas 42 0.052 ≈ national
New Jersey 8 0.044 -18%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -23%
Michigan 5 0.027 -49%
Illinois 6 0.026 -51%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Charlize

Charlize is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,658 in 2025 with 65 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 5,682 American babies have been named Charlize. Its peak came in 2004, when 436 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Charlize stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Charlize?

The median living Charlize is about 15 years old; half are between 10 and 20. An estimated 5,600 people named Charlize are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Charlize year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 65 #2,658
2024 74 #2,443
2023 87 #2,181
2022 87 #2,175
2021 123 #1,683
2020 130 #1,610
2019 144 #1,509
2018 188 #1,240
2017 187 #1,263
2016 226 #1,120
2015 278 #972
2014 261 #1,005
2013 291 #886
2012 315 #847
2011 244 #1,022
2010 249 #1,008
2009 297 #912
2008 302 #910
2007 312 #891
2006 365 #753
2005 279 #899
2004 436 #625
2003 227 #1,018
2002 176 #1,165
2001 194 #1,092
2000 103 #1,707
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Famous people named Charlize

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Charlize Theron Charlize Theron South African-American actress (born 1975) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Charlize, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Charlize?

The median living Charlize is about 15 years old. Half of all living Charlizes are between 10 and 20 years old.

How many people named Charlize are alive today?

An estimated 5,600 people named Charlize are alive in the United States, based on 5,682 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Charlize in 2025?

Charlize ranked #2,658 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 65 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Charlize?

5,682 babies have been named Charlize in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Charlize most popular?

Charlize peaked in 2004, when 436 newborns received the name.

Is Charlize a boy or girl name?

Charlize is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Charlize rising or falling?

Charlize is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Charlize become more popular?

Charlize is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 42 girls named Charlize in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Charlize?

Well-known people named Charlize include Charlize Theron (actor).

Names like Charlize

Names that sound and feel close to Charlize: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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