Recorded 1927–1958 Girls' name Peak 1958 11 births

Carmena — girls' name

11 babies named Carmena in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s6
1950s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Carmena was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

6 babies were named Carmena in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carmena

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Carmena between 1927 and 1958, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carmena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carmena performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Carmena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carmena 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 11 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.

Carmena at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

11

Since 1927

32 years of records

Peak year

1958

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1927

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1958

Carmena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1927

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1958)
6
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 19581927 5

Carmena by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
6 births that decade — 55% of Carmena's all-time total
1920s51950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carmena?
11 babies have been named Carmena since 1927. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1958 with 6 births.
When was Carmena most popular?
Carmena was most popular in the 1950s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Carmena been used?
Carmena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 32 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Carmena?
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, 1927–1958 (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.