US rank #8980 Girls' name Peak 1921 445 births

Carmilla — #8980 US girls' name

445 babies named Carmilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s581930s111940s221950s421960s711970s851980s591990s182010s222020s29
#8980
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Carmilla was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

15 babies were named Carmilla in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carmilla

The Social Security Administration has registered 445 babies named Carmilla between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carmilla currently holds the #8980 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carmilla performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Carmilla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carmilla 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 445 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.

Carmilla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

445

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1921

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#8,980

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Carmilla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1921)
15
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
05101520 202419941981197219631952192919161915 6

Carmilla by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
85 births that decade — 19% of Carmilla's all-time total
1910s281920s581930s111940s221950s421960s711970s851980s591990s182010s222020s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carmilla?
445 babies have been named Carmilla since 1915. It currently ranks #8980 among girls. The peak year was 1921 with 15 births.
When was Carmilla most popular?
Carmilla was most popular in the 1970s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Carmilla been used?
Carmilla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Carmilla?
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.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.