Girls' name · since 1961
Karmin
Karmin has 990 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,574 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,960 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 990
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Karmin is the #8960 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 990 recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Karmin recorded 990 times among girls since 1961, holding rank #8960 nationally today, ahead of 48% 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 1961 to 2025.
- #7,574 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,960 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 990 born since 1961
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karmin ranks #7,574 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,960 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 990 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,574 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,960 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 990
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karmin's 990 recorded births place it above 89.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Karmin compares
990 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Karmin's all-time total is 163% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karmin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 990 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karmin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karmin splits its recorded history at 1994: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karmin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Karmin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (299 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Karmin's strongest decade.
299 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Karmin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 83
1960s
83 births
- 1970s 117
1970s
117 births
- 1980s 117
1980s
117 births
- 1990s 101
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
198 births
- 2010s
2010s
299 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 299 births (30% of all-time use).
How Karmin 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 Karmin's total volume
Karmin by state
Where Karmin concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
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What to do with Karmin's data
- Karmin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (299 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Karmins (6 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Karmin
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karmin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Karmin 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.