Unisex name · since 1940
Carmin
Carmin has 864 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,383 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 864
- born since 1940
- 1980s
- peak decade
Carmin currently ranks #13383 among unisex names in America, with 864 babies recorded since 1940.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmin has been recorded 864 times among girls since 1940, currently ranked #13383 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2025.
- #8,311 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,383 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 864 born since 1940
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmin ranks #8,311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,383 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 864 born since 1940, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,383 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 864
- born since 1940
- 1980s
- peak decade
Carmin's 864 recorded births place it above 88.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Carmin compares
864 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Carmin's all-time total is 130% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carmin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 864 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Carmin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carmin's full recorded timeline at 1990, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carmin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Carmin popularity over time - boys
129 total births recorded since 1913 (Carmin as boys' name)
Carmin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (183 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Carmin's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Carmin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s
1960s
110 births
- 1970s
1970s
143 births
- 1980s
1980s
183 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
149 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 183 births (21% of all-time use).
How Carmin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Carmin's total volume
Carmin by state
Where Carmin concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 38 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
38 of 864 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Carmin's data
- Carmin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (183 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Carmins (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Carmin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1940–2025 (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 Carmin 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.