Boys' name · since 1953
Carmichael
Carmichael has 248 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,707 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,037 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 248
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
Carmichael currently ranks #9037 among boys' names in America, with 248 babies recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Carmichael recorded 248 times among boys since 1953, holding rank #9037 nationally today, ahead of 35% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #11,707 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,037 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 248 born since 1953
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmichael ranks #11,707 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,037 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 248 born since 1953, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,707 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,037 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 248
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
Carmichael's 248 recorded births place it above 74.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Carmichael compares
248 42nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Carmichael's all-time total is 33% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carmichael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 248 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Carmichael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carmichael's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carmichael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Carmichael by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (53 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Carmichael's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Carmichael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
- 2020s
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 53 births (21% of all-time use).
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- Carmichael's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2020s (32) -- 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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Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Carmichael 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.