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01 / Meaning & origin
Charmian is a feminine given name documented in English and French. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek χάρμα, with the stated meaning “joy”.
2 source accounts
Meaning: “joy”
Diminutive form of Ancient Greek χάρμα (khárma, “joy”). According to Plutarch, the name of a servant and advisor of Cleopatra.
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02 / Across borders
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2 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 1986: 8 girls (rank 7749). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Charmian
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | 6 | 3,188 | observed |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | 10 | 2,833 | observed |
| 1917 | 11 | 2,693 | observed |
| 1918 | 12 | 2,674 | observed |
| 1919 | 6 | 4,251 | observed |
| 1920 | 7 | 3,957 | observed |
| 1921 | 8 | 3,666 | observed |
| 1922 | 9 | 3,379 | observed |
| 1923 | 14 | 2,465 | observed |
| 1924 | 10 | 3,144 | observed |
| 1925 | 12 | 2,778 | observed |
| 1926 | 6 | 4,306 | observed |
| 1927 | 9 | 3,284 | observed |
| 1928 | 10 | 2,954 | observed |
| 1929 | 8 | 3,394 | observed |
| 1930 | 5 | 4,550 | observed |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | 7 | 3,568 | observed |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | 6 | 3,802 | observed |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | 7 | 3,434 | observed |
| 1938 | 7 | 3,450 | observed |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | 5 | 4,349 | observed |
| 1941 | 6 | 3,954 | observed |
| 1942 | 5 | 4,622 | observed |
| 1943 | 5 | 4,691 | observed |
| 1944 | 9 | 3,139 | observed |
| 1945 | 11 | 2,742 | observed |
| 1946 | 9 | 3,430 | observed |
| 1947 | 9 | 3,706 | observed |
| 1948 | 6 | 4,651 | observed |
| 1949 | 8 | 3,892 | observed |
| 1950 | 11 | 3,235 | observed |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | 14 | 2,921 | observed |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | 6 | 5,148 | observed |
| 1955 | 5 | 5,828 | observed |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | 5 | 6,592 | observed |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | 5 | 6,564 | observed |
| 1967 | 13 | 3,656 | observed |
| 1968 | 10 | 4,489 | observed |
| 1969 | 9 | 5,057 | observed |
| 1970 | 18 | 3,435 | observed |
| 1971 | 10 | 5,136 | observed |
| 1972 | 15 | 3,894 | observed |
| 1973 | 11 | 4,871 | observed |
| 1974 | 12 | 4,720 | observed |
| 1975 | 8 | 6,484 | observed |
| 1976 | 11 | 5,215 | observed |
| 1977 | 8 | 6,892 | observed |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | 13 | 5,092 | observed |
| 1980 | 6 | 9,095 | observed |
| 1981 | 5 | 10,411 | observed |
| 1982 | 12 | 5,534 | observed |
| 1983 | 15 | 4,686 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | 8 | 7,749 | observed |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Charmian” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
