Girls' name · since 1913
Charmaine
Charmaine has 15,375 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,265 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15,375
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Charmaine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15,375 have been recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charmaine has been recorded 15,375 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2024.
- #1,265 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15,375 born since 1913
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charmaine ranks #1,265 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15,375 born since 1913, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,265 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15,375
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Charmaine's 15,375 recorded births place it above 98.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Charmaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charmaine's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1952 peak of 619, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charmaine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2024
- Peak year (1952)
- 619
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Charmaine popularity over time - boys
20 total births recorded since 1975 (Charmaine as boys' name)
Charmaine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (3,370 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Charmaine's strongest decade.
3,370 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Charmaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s 470
1920s
470 births
- 1930s 922
1930s
922 births
- 1940s 1,096
1940s
1,096 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,370 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,492 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,730 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,066 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,581 births
- 2000s 376
2000s
376 births
- 2010s 179
2010s
179 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 3,370 births (22% of all-time use).
How Charmaine 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 Charmaine's total volume
Charmaine by state
Where Charmaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,564 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 1,474 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,369 | 8.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,081 | 7.0% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 739 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 717 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 710 | 4.6% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 422 | 2.7% |
1,564 of 15,375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Charmaine appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Charmaine's data
- Charmaine's decade-level peak was the 1950s (3,370 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Charmaines (1,564 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 Charmaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1913–2024 (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 Charmaine 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.