Girls' name · since 1920
Carmaleta
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 90 babies named Carmaleta, peaking in 1933. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 90
- born since 1920
- 1930s
- peak decade
Carmaleta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 90 recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Carmaleta recorded 90 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1982.
- #28,268 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 90 born since 1920
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmaleta ranks #28,268 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1920, peaking in the 1930s.
- #28,268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 90
- born since 1920
- 1930s
- peak decade
Carmaleta's 90 recorded births place it above 60.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carmaleta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carmaleta's full recorded timeline at 1940, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1933 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carmaleta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1982
- Peak year (1933)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Carmaleta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (28 births, 31% of the file).
1930s was Carmaleta's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Carmaleta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
19 births
- 1930s
1930s
28 births
- 1940s
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 28 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carmaleta's data
- Carmaleta's decade-level peak was the 1930s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carmaleta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~62 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1920–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Carmaleta 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 August 2026.