Girls' name · since 1927
Charma
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 279 babies named Charma, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,520 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 279
- born since 1927
- 1950s
- peak decade
Charma sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 279 recorded since 1927.
Charma has 279 recorded births among girls since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2017.
- #16,520 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 279 born since 1927
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charma ranks #16,520 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 279 born since 1927, peaking in the 1950s.
- #16,520 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 279
- born since 1927
- 1950s
- peak decade
Charma's 279 recorded births place it above 77.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Charma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charma's full recorded timeline at 1957, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1934, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2017
- Peak year (1973)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Charma by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (73 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Charma's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Charma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 26
1930s
26 births
- 1940s
1940s
52 births
- 1950s
1950s
73 births
- 1960s
1960s
44 births
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 73 births (26% of all-time use).
Charma by state
Where Charma concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 15 | 5.4% |
15 of 279 births nationwide.
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What to do with Charma's data
- Charma's decade-level peak was the 1950s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Charmas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~90 yrs)
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, 1927–2017 (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 Charma 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.