Girls' name · since 1925
Carmencita
414 babies named Carmencita in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 414
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carmencita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 414 have been recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmencita has been recorded 414 times among girls since 1925, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1994.
- #13,241 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 414 born since 1925
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmencita ranks #13,241 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 414 born since 1925, peaking in the 1960s.
- #13,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 414
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carmencita's 414 recorded births place it above 81.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Carmencita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carmencita's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1966 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carmencita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1994
- Peak year (1966)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Carmencita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (153 births, 37% of the file).
1960s was Carmencita's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Carmencita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s
1950s
101 births
- 1960s
1960s
153 births
- 1970s
1970s
101 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 153 births (37% of all-time use).
Carmencita by state
Where Carmencita concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
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What to do with Carmencita's data
- Carmencita's decade-level peak was the 1960s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Carmencitas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carmencita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1925–1994 (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 Carmencita 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.