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Don't name your daughter after a city. She'll only be laughed at or behind her back. She'll resent you for it. Think Paris Hilton, hence why you've never heard of it.

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It is without coincidence that traditional names are now the most common baby names. The generation of new age/modern names are having children and naming them biblical or other traditional names. Especially the children of hippies, they never liked their names.

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Why not Charlotte, Carla, Carlotta or etc?
You could call her Charlie for short or Lottie.
Here's a list of more related names:
http://www.behindthename.com/name/charlotte/related

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Keep in mind that Charleston was named after King Charles II.

I prefer Charleston for a boy. I can't see the appeal for a girl. However, it does have meaning for you so it works.

You watching 'State of Affairs' too? :)

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I don't mind Charlie as a nickname on a girl, but Charleston isn't awesome. I don't hate it, but it feels a bit silly to me. So yeah, it could work, I think. I just don't love it.

It's awful, sorry.

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Charles is masculine. "Ston" is masculine. The whole name just screams male - definitely not suitable as a girls name.

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Charlie definitely works for a girl, but I think Charleston is just too harsh sounding. Maybe just Charlie alone is enough to pay tribute to the city for you guys?

It sounds like a pretentious boys' name. No, just no.

I think it's okay for a boy, but I'm not diggin' it for a girl. Sorry.

Why not Charlotte or Charlotta?

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Charleston sounds masculine. It makes me think of Charleston Heston.

No.

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I think it could work as a boy's name but not a girl's. The "ton" ending makes it seem very masculine to me. I don't like Charlie as a nickname for a girl even if it's for Charlotte, but that's just me. I'd save Charleston for a boy. I would not want to be named Charleston.

If you enjoy geographical names and don't mind unisex, then fine. I think it's every bit as silly as a girl's name as Paris or London, and therefore can be successful among folks who find them suitable. Include me out; but at least it has something like a human nn available.

Most people in this board would call me absolutely crazy but I think Charleston with Charlie as a nickname could work for a girl. Toni or Tony could also be nicknames for a girl names Charleston.

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After all, there were 22 girls names Charleston in 2013. So, it's not really popular (if you're into names that are not on the popularity list).

It's an eye-roller. Charleston would be fairly pompous and full of itself on a boy. On a girl it screams "trying for that southern aristocracy look." And I think the nn Charlie on a girl is lame anyway, so self-consciously tomboyish it actually winds up being unspunky and uncute.