Girls' name · since 1928
Charmain
995 babies named Charmain in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 995
- born since 1928
- 1970s
- peak decade
995 girls have been named Charmain since 1928, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charmain has been recorded 995 times among girls since 1928, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2002.
- #7,536 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 995 born since 1928
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charmain ranks #7,536 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 995 born since 1928, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 995
- born since 1928
- 1970s
- peak decade
Charmain's 995 recorded births place it above 89.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Charmain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charmain's full recorded timeline at 1972, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charmain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2002
- Peak year (1972)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Charmain by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (335 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Charmain's strongest decade.
335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Charmain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s
1950s
161 births
- 1960s
1960s
209 births
- 1970s
1970s
335 births
- 1980s
1980s
171 births
- 1990s 81
1990s
81 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 335 births (34% of all-time use).
How Charmain 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 Charmain's total volume
Charmain by state
Where Charmain concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 2.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
26 of 995 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Charmain's data
- Charmain's decade-level peak was the 1970s (335 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Charmains (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charmain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1928–2002 (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 Charmain 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.