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Girl name

Charo

98% girls · last recorded 1981

Charo has been given to about 244 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1976, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 232
Median age today50 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Charo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1976 · 50
  • Born in 20250
  • All time244

How popular is Charo?

Its best year was 1976, when 50 babies were given the name, ranking 2000th. The typical living American called Charo is about 50 years old today.

Names that sound like Charo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Charlotte0.56
  2. Charli0.57
  3. Charla0.57
  4. Charis0.57
  5. Chiara0.55
  6. Charlee0.53
  7. Chaya0.53
  8. Chana0.53

Middle names for Charo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Charo Marie0.83
  2. Charo Grace0.83
  3. Charo Jane0.83
  4. Charo June0.82
  5. Charo Pearl0.82
  6. Charo Mae0.82

Sibling names for Charo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jasonbrother · 0.53
  2. Damonbrother · 0.53
  3. Amysister · 0.51
  4. Jaimeeither · 0.50
  5. Larasister · 0.50
  6. Jennifersister · 0.49

Where Charo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Charo White0.78
    2. Charo Reyes0.78
    3. Charo Nguyen0.78
    4. Charo Lee0.78
    5. Charo Hill0.78
    6. Charo Hall0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Charo

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.