Girls' name · since 1950
Charmel
Charmel has 214 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,105 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 214
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Charmel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 214 have been recorded since 1950.
Social Security Administration records show Charmel recorded 214 times among girls since 1950, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 1998.
- #19,105 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 214 born since 1950
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charmel ranks #19,105 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 214 born since 1950, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,105 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 214
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Charmel's 214 recorded births place it above 73.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Charmel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charmel's full recorded timeline at 1977, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charmel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1998
- Peak year (1970)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Charmel by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (71 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Charmel's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Charmel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
47 births
- 1970s
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 71 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Charmel's data
- Charmel's decade-level peak was the 1970s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1990s -- 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 Charmel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1950–1998 (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 Charmel 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.