Recorded 1945–1990 Girls' name Peak 1961 94 births

Carmellia — girls' name

94 babies named Carmellia in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s71960s271970s271980s161990s5
1960s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Carmellia was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

8 babies were named Carmellia in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carmellia

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Carmellia between 1945 and 1990, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carmellia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carmellia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Carmellia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carmellia 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 94 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.

Carmellia at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

94

Since 1945

46 years of records

Peak year

1961

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1945

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1990

Carmellia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1945

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1961)
8
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
456789 19901983197919711965196319591945 6

Carmellia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
27 births that decade — 29% of Carmellia's all-time total
1940s121950s71960s271970s271980s161990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carmellia?
94 babies have been named Carmellia since 1945. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1961 with 8 births.
When was Carmellia most popular?
Carmellia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Carmellia been used?
Carmellia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 46 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Carmellia?
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.

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, 1945–1990 (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.