Recorded 1932–1956 Girls' name Peak 1932 17 births

Carmaletta — girls' name

17 babies named Carmaletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s71940s51950s5
1930s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Carmaletta was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

7 babies were named Carmaletta in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carmaletta

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Carmaletta between 1932 and 1956, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carmaletta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carmaletta performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Carmaletta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carmaletta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Carmaletta at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

17

Since 1932

25 years of records

Peak year

1932

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1932

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1956

Carmaletta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1932

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1932)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 195619401932 7

Carmaletta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
7 births that decade — 41% of Carmaletta's all-time total
1930s71940s51950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carmaletta?
17 babies have been named Carmaletta since 1932. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1932 with 7 births.
When was Carmaletta most popular?
Carmaletta was most popular in the 1930s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Carmaletta been used?
Carmaletta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 25 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Carmaletta?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1932–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.