Girls' name · since 1914

Carmina

1,323 babies named Carmina in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#6,207 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,899 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,323
born since 1914
1990s
peak decade

1,323 babies have been named Carmina since 1914, making it today's #8899 girls' name.

Carmina has 1,323 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8899 as of the latest data, more common than 49% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.

  • #6,207 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #8,899 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,323 born since 1914
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmina ranks #6,207 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,899 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,323 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.

#6,207 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,899 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,323
born since 1914
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%48.5%
Carmina vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Carmina's 1,323 recorded births place it above 91.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Carmina compares

1,323 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Carmina's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Carmina Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,323 376 567,345
Peak-year births 38 21 19,840

Carmina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Carmina splits its recorded history at 1979: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Carmina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
38
Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
010203040 191419291955196819801992200420162025 11

Carmina by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (229 births, 17% of the file).

1990s was Carmina's strongest decade.

229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.

Carmina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 229 births (17% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Carmina 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 Carmina's total volume

Carmina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -104, 8.5%-133, 1.7%-52, 4%-58, 4.5%-64, 7.1%-111, 7.4%-42, 5.4%-146, 2%-35, 6.1%-46, 14.1%-28, 8.3%-110, 4.3%-130, 2.3%-22, 7.6%-68, 3.3%Carmina-112, 2.9%Carmina
Carmina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Carmina by state

Where Carmina concentrates geographically, total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Carmina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
370 28.0%
#2 Texas
22 1.7%
#3 Illinois
5 0.4%
California share of Carmina's total US births 28.0%
Even split

370 of 1,323 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carmina? ▼
1,323 babies have been named Carmina since 1914. All-time, it sits at #6,207 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #8,899 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1994 with 38 births.
Where does Carmina sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmina ranks #6,207 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,899 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Carmina most popular? ▼
Carmina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 229 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Carmina most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Carmina are California (370 births), Texas (22 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Carmina been used? ▼
Records for Carmina go back to 1914, giving 112 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Carmina? ▼
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.

What to do with Carmina's data

  • Carmina's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (229 total births) through the 2020s (77) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Carminas (370 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.

Keep exploring Carmina

Nearby Names Like Carmina

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Carmina

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Carmina

Marabelle #8898
275 births · Peak 2020
Delana #8900
4,089 births · Peak 1969
Elynor #8897
502 births · Peak 1919
Enedina #8901
2,841 births · Peak 1927
Janina #8896
2,929 births · Peak 1980
Nadja #8902
1,166 births · Peak 1996
Audria #8895
1,331 births · Peak 1967
Hermelinda #8903
2,039 births · Peak 1953

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Carmina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–2025 (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 Carmina 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.