Girls' name · since 1972
Carmilita
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Carmilita, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,760 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carmilita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 33 recorded since 1972.
Carmilita has 33 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1982.
- #39,760 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 33 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmilita ranks #39,760 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #39,760 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carmilita's 33 recorded births place it above 44.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carmilita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carmilita's SSA record in two at 1975 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 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carmilita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1982
- Peak year (1972)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Carmilita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (28 births, 85% of the file).
1970s was Carmilita's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Carmilita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 28 births (85% of all-time use).
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- Carmilita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Carmilita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1972–1982 (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 Carmilita 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.