Girls' name · since 1910
Carmelina
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 1,494 babies named Carmelina, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,572 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,494
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Carmelina currently ranks #5572 among girls' names in America, with 1,494 babies recorded since 1910.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmelina has been recorded 1,494 times among girls since 1910, currently ranked #5572 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #5,708 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,572 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,494 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmelina ranks #5,708 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,572 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,494 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,572 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,494
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Carmelina's 1,494 recorded births place it above 92.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Carmelina compares
1,494 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Carmelina's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carmelina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,494 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Carmelina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carmelina's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carmelina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1926)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Carmelina by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (287 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Carmelina's strongest decade.
287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Carmelina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
151 births
- 1920s
1920s
287 births
- 1930s
1930s
120 births
- 1940s 43
1940s
43 births
- 1950s 78
1950s
78 births
- 1960s
1960s
153 births
- 1970s
1970s
137 births
- 1980s 107
1980s
107 births
- 1990s 70
1990s
70 births
- 2000s 103
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
143 births
- 2020s 102
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 287 births (19% of all-time use).
How Carmelina 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 Carmelina's total volume
Carmelina by state
Where Carmelina concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 135 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Connecticut | | 104 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.3% |
135 of 1,494 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Carmelina's data
- Carmelina's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (287 total births) through the 2020s (102) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Carmelinas (135 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carmelina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Carmelina 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.