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Its wave through time A fashion of the 1990s
In the United States 0 20 40 60 80 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1995 per 100,000 babies of that sex 23,468 babies given this name since 1957 At its height in 1995, about 1 in 1,400 girls 91 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Charles Boy From Latin Carolus, from Germanic karl 'man, free man'. Early Medieval · peak 1880 Christopher Boy Greek Christophoros, 'bearing Christ'. Early Medieval · peak 1984 Sharon Girl From the Hebrew place name Sharon, the coastal plain of Israel, known from the 'rose of Sharon' in the Song of Songs. Modern · peak 1943 Shirley Girl From an English surname and place name, Old English scīr 'shire' (or 'bright') + lēah 'clearing'. Victorian · peak 1935 Christina Girl Latin christiana, 'Christian, follower of Christ'. Early Medieval · peak 1978 Christian Girl From Latin christianus 'a Christian, follower of Christ'. Middle Ages · peak 1996 · forgotten Cheryl Girl A 20th-century coinage, probably from Cherie (French chérie 'darling') with the ending -yl, perhaps influenced by Beryl. Modern · peak 1958 · forgotten Charlotte Girl French feminine diminutive of Charles, from Germanic karl 'man, free man'. Renaissance · peak 2020 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.