Girls' name · since 1955
Charmin
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 621 babies named Charmin, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,323 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 621
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Charmin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 621 have been recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Charmin recorded 621 times among girls since 1955, 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 1955 to 1991.
- #10,323 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 621 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charmin ranks #10,323 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 621 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,323 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 621
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Charmin's 621 recorded births place it above 85.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Charmin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charmin splits its recorded history at 1973: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charmin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1991
- Peak year (1972)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Charmin by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (294 births, 47% of the file).
1970s was Charmin's strongest decade.
294 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Charmin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 50
1950s
50 births
- 1960s
1960s
201 births
- 1970s
1970s
294 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 294 births (47% of all-time use).
How Charmin 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 Charmin's total volume
Charmin by state
Where Charmin concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 16 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.8% |
16 of 621 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Charmin's decade-level peak was the 1970s (294 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Charmins (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Charmin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1955–1991 (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 Charmin 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.