How Many People Are Named Charma?
An estimated 187 people in the United States have the first name Charma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Charma peaked in popularity in 1973 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charma as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Charma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
187
About 1 in 1,832,911 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1973
13 births
Total Registered
279
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charma
Charma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 279 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Charma as a female name
Ranked #16,382 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 1973 (13 births)
Charma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charma span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 73 babies were registered. Charma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Charma by Decade
How has Charma tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Charma by State
Charma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Charma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charma?
We estimate approximately 187 people named Charma are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,832,911 Americans share this first name.
Is Charma a common name?
Charma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 279 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charma most popular?
Charma reached peak popularity in 1973, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charma is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charma a female name?
Charma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charma Smith, Charma Johnson, Charma Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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