Girls' name · since 1928
Charmayne
Charmayne has 1,416 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,416
- born since 1928
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,416 girls have been named Charmayne since 1928, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Charmayne recorded 1,416 times among girls since 1928, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2009.
- #5,920 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,416 born since 1928
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charmayne ranks #5,920 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,416 born since 1928, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,416
- born since 1928
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charmayne's 1,416 recorded births place it above 91.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Arizona.
Charmayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charmayne splits its recorded history at 1969: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charmayne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2009
- Peak year (1987)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Charmayne by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (274 births, 19% of the file).
1980s was Charmayne's strongest decade.
274 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Charmayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 63
1930s
63 births
- 1940s
1940s
117 births
- 1950s
1950s
222 births
- 1960s
1960s
209 births
- 1970s
1970s
166 births
- 1980s
1980s
274 births
- 1990s
1990s
270 births
- 2000s 78
2000s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 274 births (19% of all-time use).
How Charmayne 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 Charmayne's total volume
Charmayne by state
Where Charmayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arizona | | 109 | 7.7% |
| #2 | New Mexico | | 67 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 35 | 2.5% |
| #4 | California | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 6 | 0.4% |
109 of 1,416 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Charmayne's data
- Charmayne's decade-level peak was the 1980s (274 total births); usage has since declined to 78 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arizona records the most Charmaynes (109 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arizona names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charmayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1928–2009 (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 Charmayne 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.