Girls' name · since 1960
Karmella
Karmella has 521 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,578 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 521
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karmella currently ranks #7578 among girls' names in America, with 521 babies recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Karmella recorded 521 times among girls since 1960, holding rank #7578 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #11,541 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,578 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 521 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karmella ranks #11,541 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,578 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 521 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,578 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 521
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karmella's 521 recorded births place it above 84.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Karmella compares
521 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Karmella's all-time total is 39% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karmella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 521 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karmella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karmella splits its recorded history at 2007: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karmella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Karmella by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (228 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Karmella's strongest decade.
228 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Karmella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
228 births
- 2020s
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 228 births (44% of all-time use).
How Karmella 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 Karmella's total volume
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What to do with Karmella's data
- Karmella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (228 total births) through the 2020s (123) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karmella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
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, 1960–2025 (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 Karmella 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.