Masculine dossier · first seen 1914
Charleston
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2015
Peak era
2015
Peak births
88
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Charleston
How many people are named Charleston?
An estimated 2,263 living Americans are named Charleston.
How rare is Charleston?
Charleston is very rare among babies today, with 41 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 53.4% from its 2015 peak.
How old is the typical Charleston?
The median age of a living American named Charleston is approximately 24 years, with most bearers falling between 11 and 39 years old.
Is Charleston still popular?
Not especially. Charleston has been declining since its 2015 peak and registered 41 births in 2025.
Where is Charleston most common?
Charleston has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 2.1× more often than the national baseline.
1914Peak 20152025
Peak year
2015
Decline from peak
53.4%
2025
41
All-time
2,508
Where it lives now
Charleston is most concentrated in Texas — about 2.1× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Charleston is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.