Recorded 1972–1995 Girls' name Peak 1972 77 births

Carmisha — girls' name

77 babies named Carmisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s381990s24
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Carmisha was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

10 babies were named Carmisha in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carmisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Carmisha between 1972 and 1995, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carmisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carmisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Carmisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carmisha 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 77 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.

Carmisha at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

77

Since 1972

24 years of records

Peak year

1972

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1972

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1995

Carmisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1972

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1972)
10
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 19951994199119891988198719861985198419781972 10

Carmisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
38 births that decade — 49% of Carmisha's all-time total
1970s151980s381990s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carmisha?
77 babies have been named Carmisha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1972 with 10 births.
When was Carmisha most popular?
Carmisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Carmisha been used?
Carmisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 24 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Carmisha?
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.

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, 1972–1995 (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.