Recorded 1925–2006 Girls' name Peak 1973 415 births

Carmalita — girls' name

415 babies named Carmalita in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s111940s191950s351960s981970s1391980s711990s212000s10
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Carmalita was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

22 babies were named Carmalita in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carmalita

The Social Security Administration has registered 415 babies named Carmalita between 1925 and 2006, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carmalita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carmalita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Carmalita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carmalita 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 415 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.

Carmalita at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

415

Since 1925

82 years of records

Peak year

1973

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1925

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 2006

Carmalita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1925

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1973)
22
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
0510152025 200619871981197519691963195619401925 5

Carmalita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
139 births that decade — 33% of Carmalita's all-time total
1920s111930s111940s191950s351960s981970s1391980s711990s212000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carmalita?
415 babies have been named Carmalita since 1925. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1973 with 22 births.
When was Carmalita most popular?
Carmalita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Carmalita been used?
Carmalita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 82 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Carmalita?
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.

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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, 1925–2006 (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.