How Many People Are Named Charmaine?
An estimated 11,609 people in the United States have the first name Charmaine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Charmaine peaked in popularity in 1952 with 619 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charmaine 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 Charmaine paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,609
About 1 in 29,525 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1952
619 births
Total Registered
15,395
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charmaine
Charmaine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,395 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Charmaine as a male name
Ranked #7,319 in 1990
6 male births in 1990
Peak: 1975 (8 births)
Charmaine as a female name
Ranked #6,662 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 1952 (619 births)
Charmaine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charmaine span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 3,370 babies were registered. Charmaine has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Charmaine by Decade
How has Charmaine 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.
Charmaine by State
Birth registrations for Charmaine span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Nevada, Connecticut, Alaska. On average, about 290 Charmaines were registered per state.
Charmaine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charmaine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Charmaine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charmaine?
We estimate approximately 11,609 people named Charmaine 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 29,525 Americans share this first name.
Is Charmaine a common name?
Charmaine is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,395 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charmaine most popular?
Charmaine reached peak popularity in 1952, when 619 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charmaine is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charmaine a female name?
Charmaine is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charmaine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charmaine Smith, Charmaine Johnson, Charmaine 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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