Boys' name · since 1944
Carnelius
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 95 babies named Carnelius, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,744 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 95
- born since 1944
- 1980s
- peak decade
Carnelius is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 95 have been recorded since 1944.
Social Security Administration records show Carnelius recorded 95 times among boys since 1944, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2009.
- #17,744 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 95 born since 1944
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carnelius ranks #17,744 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 95 born since 1944, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,744 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 95
- born since 1944
- 1980s
- peak decade
Carnelius's 95 recorded births place it above 60.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carnelius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carnelius splits its recorded history at 1988: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carnelius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2009
- Peak year (1980)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Carnelius by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (42 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Carnelius's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Carnelius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 42 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Carnelius's decade-level peak was the 1980s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carnelius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1944–2009 (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 Carnelius 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.