Charmel
Charmel is a village in Abanar Rural District, Kalat District, Abdanan County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 58, in 12 families. The village is populated by Lurs.
Meaning & Origin of Charmel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Charmel is a village in Abanar Rural District, Kalat District, Abdanan County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 58, in 12 families. The village is populated by Lurs.
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The Story of Charmel
Charmel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1950, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 13 Charmels were born — ranking #4,247 that year. As of 2026, Charmel ranks #14,121 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 214 Charmels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Charmel
Charmel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 214 births in the dataset. Charmel's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #4,247. Use the chart and map above to compare Charmel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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 .
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