girl's name

Charmain

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 1,022

Scotland

#511

1980 births

Charmain is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2002 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1972, when 44 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1928.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Charmain over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2002, not a full ten years.

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'20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Charmain by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 5
1930s 5
1940s 23
1950s 161
1960s 209
1970s 335
1980s 171
1990s 81
2000s (to 2002) 5

How popular is Charmain?

In 2002, Charmain was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Charmain is used

Scotland #511 4 in 1980
England & Wales #5,450 3 in 2004
United States #16,533 5 in 2002

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Charmain

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Charmain also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Charmain over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Charmain

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Charmain — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Charmain

How popular is the name Charmain?

In 2002, Charmain was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Charmain a girl's or a boy's name?

Charmain is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Charmain?

Charmain has 2 syllables.

When was Charmain most popular?

Charmain peaked in 1972, when 44 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.