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Chermaine

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How to Pronounce Chermaine

Pronounced shur-MAIN /ʃərˈmeɪn/Medium

Meaning: Chermaine is a spelling of Charmaine, a name whose roots are debated. It is often tied to the Latin carmen, meaning song, and sometimes to Charmian, a character in Shakespeare drawn from Greek. Chermaine keeps the melodious sound while spelling the opening as it is heard.Low

In 30 seconds: Chermaine is a spelling of Charmaine, often linked to Latin carmen, song. It stayed rare, peaking in the mid-nineteen-seventies (said shur-MAIN).
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Origin LowAmerican, Latin
MeaningChermaine is a spelling of Charmaine, a name whose roots are debated. It is often tied to the Latin carmen, meaning song, and sometimes to Charmian, a character in Shakespeare drawn from Greek. Chermaine keeps the melodious sound while spelling the opening as it is heard.
U.S. rank (1994)#12090 ↘ Falling
1994 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1974
Total births (all-time)≈ 178

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197419701994

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Chermaine is a variant spelling of Charmaine, a name of uncertain origin most often connected to the Latin carmen, meaning song, and sometimes to the literary name Charmian. Charmaine spread through a much-recorded song of the same title, and spellings like Chermaine followed in its wake. The name is best read as melodious and modern rather than ancient.

Chermaine was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its mid-nineteen-seventies peak. A girl named Chermaine then is in her fifties today.

Did you know? Chermaine shares the debated background of Charmaine, a name lifted to fame by a popular nineteen-twenties song and revived by later recordings.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Chermaine — Spelling of Charmaine; uncertain origin and carmen link both noted honestly.

Variations

CharmaineCharmainSharmaineCharmayne

Nicknames

CherMaine

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Chermaine mean?

It is a spelling of Charmaine, a name of uncertain origin often linked to the Latin carmen, meaning song.

How do you pronounce Chermaine?

It is said shur-MAIN, two syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Chermaine a boy or girl name?

Chermaine is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Chermaine?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid-nineteen-seventies.

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