Holding steady.
Popularity of Charde since 1985
Babies named Charde per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 290 |
| 1990s | 215 |
| 2000s | 63 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Charde is a modern American coinage that first appeared in records in 1985. The name had its peak usage in 1986, after which its use stabilized at a very low level. It has never ranked among the top 1000 names in the United States, and in 2025 its population is so small that the one-in-N statistic is not available. The name's trajectory is stable, with no significant upswing. Charde is typical of the creative respellings and invented names that emerged in African American communities during the 1970s and 1980s, often built from existing sounds and fashionable suffixes. No states recorded notable usage, suggesting broad but very thin distribution.
Charde first appeared in the United States in the mid-1980s. It may be a respelling of Chardé, itself a creative variant of names like Cher or Sharde. Its formation follows a modern pattern of adding an -e or -é suffix for a feminine flair.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Chardé, Sharde
Sibling names for Charde
Names that share Charde's style, for a brother or sister.
