The first name Charmaine
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
20th century variant of Charmian, or coinage from the noun charm with the -aine ending as in Elaine and Germaine.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 girls were named Charmaine, making it the 4,867th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 111 births (#319).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Charmaine with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Charmaine at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 17 girls born in the United States were named Charmaine, the 6,688th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1952, when 619 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Charmaine
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Charmaine CrooksCanadian athlete and administrator, born 1962
- Charmaine HooperAssociation football player, born 1968
- Charmaine ReidBadminton player, born 1973
Questions
- What does the name Charmaine mean?
- 20th century variant of Charmian, or coinage from the noun charm with the -aine ending as in Elaine and Germaine.
- How popular is the name Charmaine?
- In 2025, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Charmaine, ranking 4,867th. Its peak was 1996, with 111 births.
- Is Charmaine a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 15,395 US babies named Charmaine since 1880 were girls.
- When was Charmaine most popular?
- 1952 in the United States, when 619 babies were named Charmaine, its highest rank at 331st.