Recorded 1914–1994 Boys' name Peak 1917 185 births

Carmino — boys' name

185 babies named Carmino in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s741920s881930s181990s5
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Carmino was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

17 babies were named Carmino in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carmino

The Social Security Administration has registered 185 babies named Carmino between 1914 and 1994, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Carmino currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carmino performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Carmino shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Rhode Island, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Carmino in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carmino 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 185 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.

Carmino at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

185

Since 1914

81 years of records

Peak year

1917

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1914

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 1994

Carmino popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1914

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1917)
17
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
05101520 19941930192719241921191819151914 11

Carmino by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
88 births that decade — 48% of Carmino's all-time total
1910s741920s881930s181990s5

Carmino by state

Where Carmino concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Carmino
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Rhode Island
62 33.5%
#2 Massachusetts
17 9.2%
Rhode Island share of Carmino's total US births 33.5%
Even split

62 of 185 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carmino?
185 babies have been named Carmino since 1914. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1917 with 17 births.
When was Carmino most popular?
Carmino was most popular in the 1920s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Carmino most popular?
The top states for the name Carmino are Rhode Island (62 births), Massachusetts (17 births).
How long has the name Carmino been used?
Carmino has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 81 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Carmino?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carl, Carlos, Carter, Carson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1914–1994 (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.