Unisex name · since 1900
Carmon
Carmon has 1,586 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,586
- born since 1900
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,586 girls have been named Carmon since 1900, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmon has been recorded 1,586 times among girls since 1900, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2019.
- #5,497 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,586 born since 1900
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmon ranks #5,497 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,586 born since 1900, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,586
- born since 1900
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carmon's 1,586 recorded births place it above 92.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Carmon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carmon's full recorded timeline at 1961, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carmon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2019
- Peak year (1968)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Carmon popularity over time - boys
1,250 total births recorded since 1898 (Carmon as boys' name)
Carmon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (297 births, 19% of the file).
1970s was Carmon's strongest decade.
297 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Carmon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 23
1900s
23 births
- 1910s
1910s
140 births
- 1920s
1920s
142 births
- 1930s 97
1930s
97 births
- 1940s 89
1940s
89 births
- 1950s 118
1950s
118 births
- 1960s
1960s
296 births
- 1970s
1970s
297 births
- 1980s
1980s
171 births
- 1990s 81
1990s
81 births
- 2000s 87
2000s
87 births
- 2010s 45
2010s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 297 births (19% of all-time use).
How Carmon 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 Carmon's total volume
Carmon by state
Where Carmon concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
12 of 1,586 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Carmon's data
- Carmon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (297 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Carmons (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carmon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1900–2019 (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 Carmon 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.