Charna comes from the Jewish / Yiddish tradition, meaning Dark, black.
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How popular is Charna?
1965peak year
The name Charna reached its peak in 1965, with 14 registrations (ranked #3424). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1928, roughly 37 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #12864) today, averaging about 7 new babies per year. Charna's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 554 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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