Recorded 1956–2018 Girls' name Peak 1970 203 births

Karmon — girls' name

203 babies named Karmon in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s491970s681980s211990s52000s232010s32
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Karmon was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

12 babies were named Karmon in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karmon

The Social Security Administration has registered 203 babies named Karmon between 1956 and 2018, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karmon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karmon performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Karmon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karmon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 203 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Karmon at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

203

Since 1956

63 years of records

Peak year

1970

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1956

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2018

Karmon popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1956

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1970)
12
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
468101214 201820101995198219751971196719611956 5

Karmon popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2015 (Karmon as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2015 5

Karmon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
68 births that decade — 33% of Karmon's all-time total
1950s51960s491970s681980s211990s52000s232010s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karmon?
203 babies have been named Karmon since 1956. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1970 with 12 births.
When was Karmon most popular?
Karmon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Karmon been used?
Karmon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 63 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Karmon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1956–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.