Girls' name · since 1957
Charmine
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.
- #15,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 309
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Charmine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 309 recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Charmine recorded 309 times among girls since 1957, 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 1957 to 1998.
- #15,642 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 309 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charmine ranks #15,642 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 309 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 309
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Charmine's 309 recorded births place it above 78.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Charmine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charmine's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charmine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1998
- Peak year (1970)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Charmine by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (132 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Charmine's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Charmine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 48
1960s
48 births
- 1970s
1970s
132 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 132 births (43% of all-time use).
Charmine by state
Where Charmine concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 309 births nationwide.
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What to do with Charmine's data
- Charmine's decade-level peak was the 1970s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Charmines (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Charmine: 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 (~41 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, 1957–1998 (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 Charmine 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.