Recorded 1927–2017 Girls' name Peak 1973 279 births

Charma — girls' name

279 babies named Charma in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s261940s521950s731960s441970s541980s141990s52010s5
1950s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Charma was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

13 babies were named Charma in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charma

The Social Security Administration has registered 279 babies named Charma between 1927 and 2017, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charma performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Charma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Charma in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charma in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 279 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Charma at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

279

Since 1927

91 years of records

Peak year

1973

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1927

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2017

Charma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1927

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1973)
13
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
468101214 20171976197019601954194919441927 6

Charma by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
73 births that decade — 26% of Charma's all-time total
1920s61930s261940s521950s731960s441970s541980s141990s52010s5

Charma by state

Where Charma concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Charma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
15 5.4%
Ohio share of Charma's total US births 5.4%

15 of 279 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charma?
279 babies have been named Charma since 1927. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1973 with 13 births.
When was Charma most popular?
Charma was most popular in the 1950s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Charma most popular?
The top states for the name Charma are Ohio (15 births).
How long has the name Charma been used?
Charma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 91 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Charma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1927–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.