Unisex name · since 1914
Carman
Carman has 2,407 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,407
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carman sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,407 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carman has been recorded 2,407 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2022.
- #4,147 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,407 born since 1914
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carman ranks #4,147 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,407 born since 1914, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,407
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carman's 2,407 recorded births place it above 94.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Carman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carman splits its recorded history at 1966: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 77 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carman popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2022
- Peak year (1970)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Carman popularity over time - boys
1,084 total births recorded since 1901 (Carman as boys' name)
Carman by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (540 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Carman's strongest decade.
540 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Carman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 34
1910s
34 births
- 1920s 96
1920s
96 births
- 1930s 108
1930s
108 births
- 1940s 145
1940s
145 births
- 1950s
1950s
293 births
- 1960s
1960s
540 births
- 1970s
1970s
535 births
- 1980s
1980s
262 births
- 1990s 197
1990s
197 births
- 2000s 136
2000s
136 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 540 births (22% of all-time use).
How Carman compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Carman's total volume
Carman by state
Where Carman concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 53 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 43 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 39 | 1.6% |
| #4 | California | | 19 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 7 | 0.3% |
53 of 2,407 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Carman appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carman's data
- Carman's decade-level peak was the 1960s (540 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Carmans (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1914–2022 (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 Carman 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.