Girls' name · since 1966
Charmelle
Charmelle has 101 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,976 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charmelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 101 recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charmelle has been recorded 101 times among girls since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1991.
- #26,976 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 101 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charmelle ranks #26,976 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,976 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charmelle's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Charmelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charmelle's full recorded timeline at 1974, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charmelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1991
- Peak year (1980)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Charmelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (35 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Charmelle's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Charmelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
27 births
- 1970s
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 35 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Charmelle's data
- Charmelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Charmelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1966–1991 (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 Charmelle 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.