How Many People Are Named Charmian?
An estimated 239 people in the United States have the first name Charmian. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Charmian peaked in popularity in 1970 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charmian 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 Charmian paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
239
About 1 in 1,434,119 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1970
18 births
Total Registered
473
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charmian
Charmian is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 473 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Charmian as a female name
Ranked #7,879 in 1986
8 female births in 1986
Peak: 1970 (18 births)
Charmian: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charmian span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 106 babies were registered. While Charmian is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Charmian by Decade
How has Charmian 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.
Charmian by State
Charmian + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charmian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Charmian: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charmian?
We estimate approximately 239 people named Charmian 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 1,434,119 Americans share this first name.
Is Charmian a common name?
Charmian is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 473 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charmian most popular?
Charmian reached peak popularity in 1970, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charmian is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charmian a female name?
Charmian is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charmian Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charmian Smith, Charmian Johnson, Charmian 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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