Recorded 1924–2023 Girls' name Peak 1963 324 births

Carmelle — girls' name

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.

1920s231930s51940s71950s201960s601970s611980s561990s422000s252010s152020s10
1970s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Carmelle was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

11 babies were named Carmelle in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carmelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 324 babies named Carmelle between 1924 and 2023, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carmelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carmelle performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Carmelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carmelle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 324 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Carmelle at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

324

Since 1924

100 years of records

Peak year

1963

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1924

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2023

Carmelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1924

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1963)
11
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
4681012 20232006199119831975196519551924 6

Carmelle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
61 births that decade — 19% of Carmelle's all-time total
1920s231930s51940s71950s201960s601970s611980s561990s422000s252010s152020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carmelle?
324 babies have been named Carmelle since 1924. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1963 with 11 births.
When was Carmelle most popular?
Carmelle was most popular in the 1970s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Carmelle been used?
Carmelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 100 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Carmelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1924–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.