Unisex name · since 1926
Carmell
Carmell has 152 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 1926
- 1960s
- peak decade
152 girls have been named Carmell since 1926, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmell has been recorded 152 times among girls since 1926, 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 1926 to 1984.
- #22,621 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 152 born since 1926
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmell ranks #22,621 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 152 born since 1926, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 1926
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carmell's 152 recorded births place it above 68.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carmell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carmell's full recorded timeline at 1967, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carmell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1984
- Peak year (1970)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Carmell popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2010 (Carmell as boys' name)
Carmell by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (61 births, 40% of the file).
1960s was Carmell's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Carmell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
61 births
- 1970s
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 61 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carmell's data
- Carmell's decade-level peak was the 1960s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1980s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Carmell: 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 (~58 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, 1926–1984 (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 Carmell 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.