Girls' name · since 1918
Carmeline
Carmeline has 182 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 182
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Carmeline sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 182 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Carmeline recorded 182 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1953.
- #20,771 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 182 born since 1918
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmeline ranks #20,771 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 182 born since 1918, peaking in the 1930s.
- #20,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 182
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Carmeline's 182 recorded births place it above 71.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carmeline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carmeline's full recorded timeline at 1931, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carmeline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1953
- Peak year (1925)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Carmeline by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (73 births, 40% of the file).
1930s was Carmeline's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Carmeline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
71 births
- 1930s
1930s
73 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 73 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carmeline's data
- Carmeline's decade-level peak was the 1930s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Carmeline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1918–1953 (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 Carmeline 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.