Carman
Last seen for girls in 2022 at #13,592 · Last seen for boys in 2002 at #9,392
Given to girls 68.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1964 · 72 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 2,407since 1914
Carman over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | — | |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | — | |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | — | |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | — | |
| 2013 | #11,969 | 8 | — | |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | — | |
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | #8,701 | 13 | — | |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 | — | |
| 2008 | #10,084 | 11 | — | |
| 2007 | #8,520 | 14 | — | |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | — | |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | — | |
| 2004 | #5,208 | 24 | — | |
| 2003 | #7,998 | 13 | — | |
| 2002 | #7,816 | 13 | #9,392 | 6 |
| 2001 | #6,322 | 17 | — | |
| 2000 | #6,208 | 17 | — | |
| 1999 | #4,718 | 23 | #7,874 | 7 |
| 1998 | #4,955 | 21 | — | |
| 1997 | #6,163 | 15 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #5,019 | 19 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,016 | 19 | — | |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #4,208 | 24 | — | |
| 1990 | #4,120 | 24 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,893 | 25 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #4,015 | 22 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #3,857 | 22 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #5,459 | 13 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #3,008 | 30 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,730 | 33 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,151 | 26 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,451 | 39 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #3,147 | 27 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #3,318 | 25 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #2,304 | 41 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #2,431 | 36 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #2,026 | 47 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #1,694 | 57 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #1,838 | 50 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,733 | 52 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #1,374 | 72 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #1,989 | 40 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #1,546 | 63 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #1,354 | 77 | #2,891 | 11 |
| 1969 | #1,499 | 62 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #1,375 | 66 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #1,640 | 48 | #2,352 | 12 |
| 1966 | #1,448 | 58 | #2,327 | 12 |
| 1965 | #1,635 | 47 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #1,319 | 72 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #1,715 | 45 | #2,858 | 9 |
| 1962 | #1,672 | 46 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1961 | #1,697 | 45 | #2,322 | 13 |
| 1960 | #1,561 | 51 | #2,210 | 14 |
| 1959 | #1,585 | 47 | #1,665 | 23 |
| 1958 | #1,791 | 37 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #1,842 | 35 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #1,693 | 39 | #2,263 | 13 |
| 1955 | #2,063 | 27 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1954 | #2,295 | 22 | #2,449 | 11 |
| 1953 | #2,363 | 20 | #1,508 | 25 |
| 1952 | #2,671 | 16 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #1,701 | 32 | #1,972 | 15 |
| 1950 | #2,341 | 18 | #2,111 | 13 |
| 1949 | #1,967 | 24 | #2,225 | 12 |
| 1948 | #3,137 | 11 | #2,218 | 12 |
| 1947 | #2,448 | 17 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 | #2,143 | 12 |
| 1945 | #2,060 | 17 | #2,131 | 11 |
| 1944 | #2,401 | 14 | #2,080 | 12 |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | #2,074 | 13 |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | #2,042 | 13 |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #1,965 | 17 | #1,519 | 20 |
| 1939 | #2,592 | 11 | #1,795 | 15 |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | #1,741 | 16 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #1,481 | 21 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #1,801 | 15 |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | #1,708 | 17 |
| 1934 | #2,424 | 12 | #1,498 | 21 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | #2,003 | 14 |
| 1930 | #2,552 | 12 | #1,428 | 26 |
| 1929 | #2,098 | 16 | #2,317 | 12 |
| 1928 | #2,497 | 13 | #1,822 | 18 |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #1,198 | 36 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #1,404 | 27 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #1,451 | 26 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #1,577 | 24 |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 | #1,322 | 30 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #1,827 | 19 |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #2,152 | 15 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #2,131 | 15 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #1,539 | 23 |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1916 | — | #1,206 | 30 | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #1,241 | 28 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #1,772 | 13 |
| 1913 | — | #1,365 | 15 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,417 | 12 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
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| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Carman! It came in at #3,618, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1914–1916, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
See more about Carman
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 1964 at #1,319 (72 births)
- Births halved by 1978, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 20,253 girls born in 1973 were named Carman (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 273,355 girls born in 2022 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #1,319 in 1964, was only 1 in 26,317 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.4% of all girls named Carman (540) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1953, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 34 | #3,244 (1918) | #3,660 |
| 1920s | 96 | #2,098 (1929) | #3,401 |
| 1930s | 108 | #2,095 (1935) | #2,777 |
| 1940s | 145 | #1,965 (1940) | #2,528 |
| 1950s | 293 | #1,585 (1959) | #2,035 |
| 1960s | 540 | #1,319 (1964) | #1,556 |
| 1970s | 535 | #1,354 (1970) | #1,829 |
| 1980s | 262 | #2,451 (1982) | #3,503 |
| 1990s | 197 | #4,120 (1990) | #5,062 |
| 2000s | 136 | #5,208 (2004) | #8,609 |
| 2010s | 55 | #8,701 (2010) | #12,581 |
| 2020s | 6 | #13,592 (2022) | #13,592 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Carman in 1964
Top girls' names in 1964
Top boys' names in 1964
More about 1964
girls
1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 26,317 of them was named Carman, which outranked 83.1% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,311Karmen73
- #1,311Sandee73
- #1,311Twana73
- #1,319Carman72
- #1,319Corine72
- #1,319Deedra72
- #1,319Dian72
- #1,334Cinda71
- #1,334Freida71
- #1,334Gia71
Tied with 14 names at #1,319; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 332,116 of them was named Carman, which outranked 21.6% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,282Yusuf7
- #3,282Zacarias7
- #3,282Zvi7
- #3,601Carman6
- #3,601Able6
- #3,601Adriano6
- #3,601Alanzo6
- #4,039Abdullah5
- #4,039Abelino5
- #4,039Abie5
Tied with 437 names at #3,601; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
- ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
- ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
- ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
- ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.