Girls' name · since 1972
Carmisha
Carmisha has 77 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,012 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Carmisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 77 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmisha has been recorded 77 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1972 to 1995.
- #30,012 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmisha ranks #30,012 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,012 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Carmisha's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carmisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carmisha's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carmisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1995
- Peak year (1972)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Carmisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (38 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Carmisha's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Carmisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 38 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Carmisha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 1990s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carmisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~23 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, 1972–1995 (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 Carmisha 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.