Recorded 1957–1998 Girls' name Peak 1970 309 births

Charmine — girls' name

309 babies named Charmine in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s481970s1321980s771990s41
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Charmine was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

20 babies were named Charmine in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charmine

The Social Security Administration has registered 309 babies named Charmine between 1957 and 1998, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charmine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charmine performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Charmine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Charmine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charmine 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 309 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.

Charmine at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

309

Since 1957

42 years of records

Peak year

1970

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1957

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1998

Charmine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1957

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1970)
20
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0510152025 19981990198419791974196919601957 6

Charmine by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
132 births that decade — 43% of Charmine's all-time total
1950s111960s481970s1321980s771990s41

Charmine by state

Where Charmine concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Charmine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.6%
New York share of Charmine's total US births 1.6%

5 of 309 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charmine?
309 babies have been named Charmine since 1957. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1970 with 20 births.
When was Charmine most popular?
Charmine was most popular in the 1970s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Charmine most popular?
The top states for the name Charmine are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Charmine been used?
Charmine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 42 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Charmine?
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, 1957–1998 (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.