Is Chara a boy or girl name?

Chara is a girl’s name. Of the 1,012 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Chara

Recorded 1956–2025 · United States

Chara was most popular in 1982, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,860 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,012 people named Chara.

Chara over time

Births per year. The dot marks Chara’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chara a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chara is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,012 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org