Unisex name · since 1937
Charm
Charm has 1,216 recorded births since 1937 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,414 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,216
- born since 1937
- 2020s
- peak decade
Charm currently ranks #1414 among unisex names in America, with 1,216 babies recorded since 1937.
Social Security Administration records show Charm recorded 1,216 times among girls since 1937, holding rank #1414 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2025.
- #6,553 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,414 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,216 born since 1937
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charm ranks #6,553 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,414 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,216 born since 1937, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,414 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,216
- born since 1937
- 2020s
- peak decade
Charm's 1,216 recorded births place it above 90.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Charm compares
1,216 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Charm's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Charm | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,216 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 154 | 21 | 19,840 |
Charm's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charm splits its recorded history at 2006: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 154 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charm popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 154
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Charm popularity over time - boys
69 total births recorded since 2018 (Charm as boys' name)
Charm by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (680 births, 56% of the file).
2020s was Charm's strongest decade.
680 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Charm births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 90
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
356 births
- 2020s
2020s
680 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 680 births (56% of all-time use).
How Charm compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Charm's total volume
Charm by state
Where Charm concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 106 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 83 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 82 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 69 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 37 | 3.0% |
| #6 | California | | 31 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 23 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 21 | 1.7% |
106 of 1,216 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Charm appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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- Louisiana records the most Charms (106 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1937–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Charm draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.