Girls' name · since 1945
Carmellia
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 94 babies named Carmellia, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,766 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 94
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carmellia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 94 recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Carmellia recorded 94 times among girls since 1945, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1990.
- #27,766 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 94 born since 1945
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmellia ranks #27,766 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 94 born since 1945, peaking in the 1960s.
- #27,766 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 94
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carmellia's 94 recorded births place it above 61.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carmellia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carmellia's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carmellia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1990
- Peak year (1961)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Carmellia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (27 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Carmellia's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Carmellia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
27 births
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 27 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carmellia's data
- Carmellia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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 Carmellia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1945–1990 (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 Carmellia 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.