Girls' name · since 1956
Karmon
Karmon has 203 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,659 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 203
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Karmon is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 203 have been recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Karmon recorded 203 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2018.
- #19,659 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 203 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karmon ranks #19,659 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 203 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,659 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 203
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Karmon's 203 recorded births place it above 72.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karmon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karmon splits its recorded history at 1976: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karmon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2018
- Peak year (1970)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2018.
203 total births across 63 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 12 births in a single year.
Karmon popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2015 (Karmon as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Karmon accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Karmon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (68 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Karmon's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Karmon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
49 births
- 1970s
1970s
68 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 68 births (33% of all-time use).
Karmon decade highlights
- Peak decade 68 births
- Runner-up 49 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Karmon's data
- Karmon's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2010s (32) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Karmon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1956–2018 (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 Karmon 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.
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