Charmel — girls' name
214 babies named Charmel in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
214 girls have been named Charmel since 1950, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1998.
- 214
- total births
- 1950–1998
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
33% of everyone ever named Charmel was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Charmel in 1970 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Charmel
The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Charmel between 1950 and 1998, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charmel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Charmel performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Charmel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Charmel 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 214 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.
Charmel at a glance
Last recorded 1998Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Charmel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1950
- Peak year (1970)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1998.
214 total births across 49 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 13 births in a single year.
Charmel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 71 births that decade — 33% of Charmel's all-time total
Charmel decade highlights
- Peak decade 71 births
- Runner-up 66 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Charmel's strongest decade
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 33% of all-time use.
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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, 1950–1998 (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.