US rank #6391 Girls' name Peak 1926 1,471 births

Carmelina — #6391 US girls' name

1,471 babies named Carmelina in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1511920s2871930s1201940s431950s781960s1531970s1361980s1071990s702000s1032010s1432020s80
#6391
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Carmelina was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

39 babies were named Carmelina in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carmelina

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,471 babies named Carmelina between 1910 and 2024, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carmelina currently holds the #6391 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carmelina performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 287 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Carmelina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 134 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Connecticut and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Carmelina in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carmelina 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 1,471 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.

Carmelina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,471

Since 1910

115 years of records

Peak year

1926

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#6,391

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1910

Recorded for 115 years

Last year on file: 2024

Carmelina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1910

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1926)
39
Annual births at peak — across 115 years of records
01020304050 202420101993197919651950193219181910 6

Carmelina by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
287 births that decade — 20% of Carmelina's all-time total
1910s1511920s2871930s1201940s431950s781960s1531970s1361980s1071990s702000s1032010s1432020s80

Carmelina by state

Where Carmelina concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Carmelina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
134 9.1%
#2 Connecticut
104 7.1%
#3 Massachusetts
28 1.9%
#4 California
5 0.3%
#5 New Jersey
5 0.3%
New York share of Carmelina's total US births 9.1%
Even split

134 of 1,471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carmelina?
1,471 babies have been named Carmelina since 1910. It currently ranks #6391 among girls. The peak year was 1926 with 39 births.
When was Carmelina most popular?
Carmelina was most popular in the 1920s decade with 287 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Carmelina most popular?
The top states for the name Carmelina are New York (134 births), Connecticut (104 births), Massachusetts (28 births).
How long has the name Carmelina been used?
Carmelina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 115 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Carmelina?
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, 1910–2024 (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.