Charmaine
Charmaine is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Charmaine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Charmaine is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Charmaine
American parents first put Charmaine on the record books as a baby girl name in 1913, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1952, when 619 Charmaines were born — ranking #331 that year. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Charmaines. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,060 among baby girl names with 15 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 15K Charmaines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Charmaine
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About the name Charmaine
Charmaine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Charmaine's peak popularity came in 1952 when it ranked #331. Use the chart and map above to compare Charmaine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.