Given name
Charmain
“charming and delightful woman”
Charmain is a variant of Charmaine. One English interpretation is “charming and delightful woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Charmain is a variant of Charmaine. One English interpretation is “charming and delightful woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Charmain is a variant of Charmaine. An origin associated with Charmaine is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Charmain through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 995
- 0 boys · 995 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 951 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Charmain’s family of names
Charmain has a related form in Charmaine.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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