Girls' name · since 1968
Carmenita
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Carmenita, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Carmenita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmenita has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1982.
- #47,568 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmenita ranks #47,568 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #47,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Carmenita's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carmenita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carmenita's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carmenita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1982
- Peak year (1982)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Carmenita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (7 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Carmenita's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Carmenita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7 births (41% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carmenita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1968–1982 (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 Carmenita 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.