as a First Name
Possibly a variant of Charmian, influenced by names such as Germaine, but more probably an invented name based on the vocabulary word charm + -aine as in Lorraine. It is not found before 1920, but has enjoyed some popularity since the 1960s, when it came to notice as the title of a hit song by The Bachelors.
| 1,241st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 22,769
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Charmaine per capita
- 1952
- marked the height of its popularity
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30-54
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19%
13-29
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