Recorded 1981–1981 Girls' name Peak 1981 8 births

Carmesa — girls' name

8 babies named Carmesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s8
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Carmesa was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

8 babies were named Carmesa in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carmesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 8 babies named Carmesa between 1981 and 1981, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carmesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carmesa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Carmesa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carmesa 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 8 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.

Carmesa at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

8

Since 1981

1 years of records

Peak year

1981

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1981

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1981

Carmesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1981

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1981)
8
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
8 1981 8

Carmesa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
8 births that decade — 100% of Carmesa's all-time total
1980s8

Carmesa by state

Where Carmesa concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Carmesa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
8 100.0%
Louisiana share of Carmesa's total US births 100.0%

8 of 8 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carmesa?
8 babies have been named Carmesa since 1981. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1981 with 8 births.
When was Carmesa most popular?
Carmesa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Carmesa most popular?
The top states for the name Carmesa are Louisiana (8 births).
How long has the name Carmesa been used?
Carmesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 1 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Carmesa?
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, 1981–1981 (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.