Recorded 1928–2009 Girls' name Peak 1987 1,416 births

Charmayne — girls' name

1,416 babies named Charmayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s171930s631940s1171950s2221960s2091970s1661980s2741990s2702000s78
1980s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Charmayne was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

56 babies were named Charmayne in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charmayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,416 babies named Charmayne between 1928 and 2009, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charmayne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charmayne performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 274 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Charmayne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arizona, which accounts for 109 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Mexico and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Charmayne in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charmayne 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 1,416 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.

Charmayne at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

1,416

Since 1928

82 years of records

Peak year

1987

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1928

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 2009

Charmayne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1928

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1987)
56
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
0204060 200919971987197719671957194719351928 12

Charmayne by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
274 births that decade — 19% of Charmayne's all-time total
1920s171930s631940s1171950s2221960s2091970s1661980s2741990s2702000s78

Charmayne by state

Where Charmayne concentrates geographically — total births since 1928

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Charmayne
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%
Arizona share of Charmayne's total US births 7.7%
Even split

109 of 1,416 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charmayne?
1,416 babies have been named Charmayne since 1928. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1987 with 56 births.
When was Charmayne most popular?
Charmayne was most popular in the 1980s decade with 274 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Charmayne most popular?
The top states for the name Charmayne are Arizona (109 births), New Mexico (67 births), Pennsylvania (35 births).
How long has the name Charmayne been used?
Charmayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 82 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Charmayne?
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, 1928–2009 (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.