Recorded 1944–1996 Girls' name Peak 1970 754 births

Charmane — girls' name

754 babies named Charmane in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s211950s1301960s1771970s1771980s1481990s101
1960s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Charmane was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

31 babies were named Charmane in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charmane

The Social Security Administration has registered 754 babies named Charmane between 1944 and 1996, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charmane currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charmane performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Charmane shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Charmane in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charmane 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 754 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.

Charmane at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

754

Since 1944

53 years of records

Peak year

1970

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1944

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1996

Charmane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1944

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1970)
31
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
010203040 19961989198219751968196119541944 8

Charmane by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
177 births that decade — 23% of Charmane's all-time total
1940s211950s1301960s1771970s1771980s1481990s101

Charmane by state

Where Charmane concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Charmane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
14 1.9%
#2 Michigan
5 0.7%
California share of Charmane's total US births 1.9%
Even split

14 of 754 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charmane?
754 babies have been named Charmane since 1944. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1970 with 31 births.
When was Charmane most popular?
Charmane was most popular in the 1960s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Charmane most popular?
The top states for the name Charmane are California (14 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Charmane been used?
Charmane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 53 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Charmane?
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.

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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, 1944–1996 (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.