How Many People Are Named Charmain?
An estimated 846 people in the United States have the first name Charmain. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Charmain peaked in popularity in 1972 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charmain 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 Charmain paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
846
About 1 in 405,147 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1972
44 births
Total Registered
995
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charmain
Charmain is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 995 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Charmain as a female name
Ranked #15,928 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 1972 (44 births)
Charmain: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charmain span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 335 babies were registered. Charmain has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Charmain by Decade
How has Charmain 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.
Charmain by State
Birth registrations for Charmain span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania. On average, about 12 Charmains were registered per state.
Charmain + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charmain as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Charmain: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charmain?
We estimate approximately 846 people named Charmain 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 405,147 Americans share this first name.
Is Charmain a common name?
Charmain is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 995 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charmain most popular?
Charmain reached peak popularity in 1972, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charmain is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charmain a female name?
Charmain is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charmain Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charmain Smith, Charmain Johnson, Charmain 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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