Girls' name · since 1952
Charman
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 154 babies named Charman, peaking in 1968. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,470 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
154 girls have been named Charman since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charman has been recorded 154 times among girls since 1952, 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 1952 to 1984.
- #22,470 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 154 born since 1952
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charman ranks #22,470 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1952, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,470 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Charman's 154 recorded births place it above 68.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Charman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charman's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1984
- Peak year (1968)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Charman by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (66 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Charman's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Charman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s
1960s
64 births
- 1970s
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 66 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Charman's data
- Charman's decade-level peak was the 1970s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Charman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1952–1984 (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 Charman 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.