Boys' name · since 2003
Karmelo
Karmelo has 1,391 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,172 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,527 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,391
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Karmelo is the #1527 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,391 recorded since 2003.
Karmelo has 1,391 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1527 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #4,172 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,527 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,391 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karmelo ranks #4,172 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,527 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,391 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,172 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,527 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,391
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karmelo's 1,391 recorded births place it above 90.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Karmelo compares
1,391 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Karmelo's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karmelo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,391 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 121 | 34 | 22,252 |
Karmelo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karmelo's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 121, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karmelo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 121
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Karmelo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (655 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Karmelo's strongest decade.
655 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Karmelo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 151
2000s
151 births
- 2010s
2010s
655 births
- 2020s
2020s
585 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 655 births (47% of all-time use).
How Karmelo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Karmelo's total volume
Karmelo by state
Where Karmelo concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 139 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 95 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 76 | 5.5% |
| #4 | California | | 63 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 36 | 2.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 36 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 35 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 34 | 2.4% |
139 of 1,391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Karmelo appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karmelo's data
- Karmelo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (655 total births) through the 2020s (585) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Karmelos (139 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 Karmelo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Karmelo 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.