Girls' name · since 1924
Carmelle
324 babies named Carmelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 324
- born since 1924
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carmelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 324 have been recorded since 1924.
Social Security Administration records show Carmelle recorded 324 times among girls since 1924, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2023.
- #15,272 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 324 born since 1924
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmelle ranks #15,272 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 324 born since 1924, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 324
- born since 1924
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carmelle's 324 recorded births place it above 78.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carmelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carmelle's full recorded timeline at 1979, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carmelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2023
- Peak year (1963)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Carmelle by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (61 births, 19% of the file).
1970s was Carmelle's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Carmelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s
1960s
60 births
- 1970s
1970s
61 births
- 1980s
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 61 births (19% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carmelle's data
- Carmelle's decade-level peak was the 1970s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- 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 Carmelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~99 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, 1924–2023 (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 Carmelle 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.