Recorded 1972–2015 Girls' name Peak 1972 19 births

Carmia — girls' name

19 babies named Carmia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s91980s52010s5
1970s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Carmia was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

9 babies were named Carmia in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carmia

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Carmia between 1972 and 2015, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carmia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carmia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 9 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Carmia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carmia 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 19 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.

Carmia at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

19

Since 1972

44 years of records

Peak year

1972

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1972

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2015

Carmia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1972

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1972)
9
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
45678910 201519861972 9

Carmia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
9 births that decade — 47% of Carmia's all-time total
1970s91980s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carmia?
19 babies have been named Carmia since 1972. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1972 with 9 births.
When was Carmia most popular?
Carmia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Carmia been used?
Carmia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 44 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Carmia?
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, 1972–2015 (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.