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Girl name

Charmaine

/ʃɑˈɹmeɪn/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2024

Charmaine has been given to about 15,395 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1952, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ʃɑˈɹmeɪn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 13,182
Median age today56 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Charmaine per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1952 · 619
  • Born in 20250
  • All time15,395
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Charmaine?

Its best year was 1952, when 619 babies were given the name, ranking 331st. The typical living American called Charmaine is about 56 years old today.

Names that sound like Charmaine

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Charline0.80
  2. Germaine0.71
  3. Charlene0.68
  4. Charlie0.65
  5. Caroline0.65
  6. Jasmine0.63
  7. Lorraine0.63
  8. Charlize0.65

Middle names for Charmaine

Ranked by flow score
  1. Charmaine Rose0.87
  2. Charmaine Marie0.87
  3. Charmaine Grace0.87
  4. Charmaine Louise0.87
  5. Charmaine Mae0.86
  6. Charmaine Quinn0.86

Sibling names for Charmaine

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.90
  2. Rudybrother · 0.88
  3. Laurelsister · 0.88
  4. Georginasister · 0.88
  5. Margosister · 0.85
  6. Wadebrother · 0.83

Where Charmaine is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Charmaine White0.82
    2. Charmaine Nguyen0.82
    3. Charmaine Moore0.82
    4. Charmaine Hill0.82
    5. Charmaine Hall0.82
    6. Charmaine Brown0.82

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Charmaine

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.