Unisex name · since 1956
Carmi
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 74 babies named Carmi, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,446 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,433 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 74
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
74 babies have been named Carmi since 1956, making it today's #13433 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Carmi recorded 74 times among girls since 1956, holding rank #13433 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #30,446 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,433 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 74 born since 1956
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmi ranks #30,446 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,433 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 74 born since 1956, peaking in the 1950s.
- #30,446 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,433 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 74
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
Carmi's 74 recorded births place it above 57.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Carmi compares
74 20th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Carmi's all-time total is 80% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carmi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 74 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 21 | 19,840 |
Carmi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carmi's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carmi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Carmi popularity over time - boys
55 total births recorded since 1916 (Carmi as boys' name)
Carmi by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (17 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Carmi's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Carmi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 17 births (23% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carmi's data
- Carmi's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carmi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
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, 1956–2025 (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 Carmi 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.