Total births
14
Girls' name · since 2009
Carmah
Carmah has 14 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 14
- total births
- 2009–2011
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
Carmah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 14 recorded since 2009.
Carmah has 14 recorded births among girls since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2011.
- 14 total births
- 2009–2011 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
14 girls have been named Carmah since 2009, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.
- 14
- total births
- 2009–2011
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
64% of everyone ever named Carmah was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
9 babies were named Carmah in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Carmah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carmah splits its recorded history at 2011: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carmah at a glance
Last recorded 2011Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2009
Carmah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2011
- Peak year (2009)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Carmah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Carmah's strongest decade.
9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Carmah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
9 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 9 births (64% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Carmah? ▼
Carmah has been given to 14 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 9 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
When was Carmah most popular? ▼
Carmah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Carmah been used? ▼
Carmah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 3 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Carmah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Carmah's data
- Carmah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (9 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Carmah
Nearby Names Like Carmah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Carmah
Carol Girl
#2639 816,928 births
Carolyn Girl
#1160 556,777 births
Carrie Girl
#3013 266,350 births
Caroline Girl
#92 250,410 births
Carla Girl
#1009 150,390 births
Compare Carmah side by side: Carmah vs Carol Carmah vs Carolyn Carmah vs Carrie
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2009–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Carmah: Baby Name Since 2009 - 14 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/carmah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carmah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.