Girls' name · since 1887
Carmelita
Since 1887, U.S. Social Security records show 6,965 babies named Carmelita, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,085 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,502 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,965
- born since 1887
- 1950s
- peak decade
Carmelita currently ranks #7502 among girls' names in America, with 6,965 babies recorded since 1887.
Social Security Administration records show Carmelita recorded 6,965 times among girls since 1887, holding rank #7502 nationally today, ahead of 57% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.
- #2,085 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,502 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,965 born since 1887
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmelita ranks #2,085 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,502 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,965 born since 1887, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,085 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,502 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,965
- born since 1887
- 1950s
- peak decade
Carmelita's 6,965 recorded births place it above 97.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Carmelita compares
6,965 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Carmelita's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carmelita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,965 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 140 | 21 | 19,840 |
Carmelita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carmelita's full recorded timeline at 1956, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 140 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carmelita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (1973)
- 140
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Carmelita by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (970 births, 14% of the file).
1950s was Carmelita's strongest decade.
970 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Carmelita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 16
1880s
16 births
- 1890s 90
1890s
90 births
- 1900s 127
1900s
127 births
- 1910s 350
1910s
350 births
- 1920s
1920s
669 births
- 1930s
1930s
772 births
- 1940s
1940s
748 births
- 1950s
1950s
970 births
- 1960s
1960s
909 births
- 1970s
1970s
968 births
- 1980s
1980s
562 births
- 1990s 353
1990s
353 births
- 2000s 221
2000s
221 births
- 2010s 144
2010s
144 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 970 births (14% of all-time use).
How Carmelita 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 Carmelita's total volume
Carmelita by state
Where Carmelita concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,154 | 16.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 429 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 311 | 4.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 258 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 185 | 2.7% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 185 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 125 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 63 | 0.9% |
1,154 of 6,965 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Carmelita appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carmelita's data
- Carmelita's decade-level peak was the 1950s (970 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Carmelitas (1,154 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Carmelita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1887–2025 (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 Carmelita 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.