Unisex name · since 1904
Carmie
Carmie has 368 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 368
- born since 1904
- 1950s
- peak decade
368 girls have been named Carmie since 1904, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmie has been recorded 368 times among girls since 1904, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 1978.
- #14,208 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 368 born since 1904
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmie ranks #14,208 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 368 born since 1904, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 368
- born since 1904
- 1950s
- peak decade
Carmie's 368 recorded births place it above 80.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Carmie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carmie's full recorded timeline at 1941, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1904, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carmie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1978
- Peak year (1956)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Carmie popularity over time - boys
60 total births recorded since 1912 (Carmie as boys' name)
Carmie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (78 births, 21% of the file).
1950s was Carmie's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Carmie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
53 births
- 1920s
1920s
75 births
- 1930s
1930s
46 births
- 1940s
1940s
40 births
- 1950s
1950s
78 births
- 1960s
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 78 births (21% of all-time use).
Carmie by state
Where Carmie concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 6 | 1.6% |
6 of 368 births nationwide.
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What to do with Carmie's data
- Carmie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Carmies (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carmie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1904–1978 (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 Carmie 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.