Carmel
#4,987 for girls in 2025, 26 births · #7,194 for boys in 2025, 11 births
Given to girls 83.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1914 · 94 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 7,216since 1888
Carmel over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #4,987 | 26 | #7,194 | 11 |
| 2024 | #4,772 | 28 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | #8,486 | 12 | #9,763 | 7 |
| 2022 | #5,984 | 20 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #8,024 | 13 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #7,969 | 13 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #7,716 | 14 | #8,889 | 8 |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | — | |
| 2017 | #6,044 | 20 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | #9,664 | 7 |
| 2015 | #6,721 | 18 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,993 | 21 | #8,781 | 8 |
| 2013 | #5,834 | 22 | #8,118 | 9 |
| 2012 | #6,872 | 18 | #9,709 | 7 |
| 2011 | #7,118 | 17 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #8,701 | 13 | — | |
| 2009 | #6,544 | 20 | #7,692 | 10 |
| 2008 | #6,559 | 20 | #9,019 | 8 |
| 2007 | #5,230 | 27 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #6,592 | 19 | #8,732 | 8 |
| 2005 | #6,245 | 19 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #5,969 | 20 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #6,299 | 18 | — | |
| 2002 | #7,045 | 15 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #4,834 | 24 | — | |
| 2000 | #5,937 | 18 | — | |
| 1999 | #4,576 | 24 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #7,104 | 13 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1997 | #5,626 | 17 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,670 | 29 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | — | |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 | — | |
| 1992 | #5,267 | 18 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,817 | 27 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #3,523 | 30 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #3,784 | 26 | — | |
| 1988 | #3,225 | 30 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,434 | 42 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #3,277 | 27 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #2,601 | 37 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #2,992 | 29 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #2,721 | 32 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,017 | 29 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #2,614 | 35 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #2,096 | 49 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #2,147 | 46 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,269 | 40 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #2,257 | 40 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #2,027 | 43 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,640 | 59 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #1,688 | 54 | #3,837 | 8 |
| 1973 | #1,805 | 47 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,627 | 55 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #1,546 | 63 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,293 | 83 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #1,440 | 66 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #1,099 | 94 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #1,281 | 71 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,142 | 86 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #1,177 | 83 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #1,026 | 110 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #947 | 124 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1962 | #846 | 155 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #1,057 | 108 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #932 | 131 | #2,535 | 11 |
| 1959 | #950 | 122 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1958 | #961 | 115 | #1,953 | 17 |
| 1957 | #848 | 143 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #850 | 136 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #829 | 136 | #2,764 | 9 |
| 1954 | #1,422 | 50 | #2,942 | 8 |
| 1953 | #1,164 | 69 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1952 | #1,107 | 72 | #2,073 | 14 |
| 1951 | #1,068 | 75 | #1,904 | 16 |
| 1950 | #1,123 | 67 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1949 | #1,174 | 60 | #1,754 | 18 |
| 1948 | #1,055 | 70 | #1,703 | 19 |
| 1947 | #942 | 88 | #2,076 | 14 |
| 1946 | #1,058 | 64 | #1,692 | 18 |
| 1945 | #1,015 | 58 | #1,633 | 17 |
| 1944 | #1,129 | 48 | #1,630 | 18 |
| 1943 | #1,124 | 51 | #1,577 | 20 |
| 1942 | #968 | 65 | #1,334 | 27 |
| 1941 | #887 | 68 | #1,633 | 18 |
| 1940 | #1,080 | 45 | #1,983 | 13 |
| 1939 | #868 | 65 | #1,390 | 23 |
| 1938 | #984 | 52 | #1,741 | 16 |
| 1937 | #870 | 63 | #1,444 | 22 |
| 1936 | #806 | 70 | #1,463 | 21 |
| 1935 | #866 | 63 | #1,708 | 17 |
| 1934 | #764 | 77 | #1,860 | 15 |
| 1933 | #782 | 71 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1932 | #646 | 107 | #1,198 | 32 |
| 1931 | #722 | 87 | #1,693 | 18 |
| 1930 | #717 | 94 | #1,399 | 27 |
| 1929 | #670 | 109 | #1,413 | 26 |
| 1928 | #703 | 100 | #1,382 | 28 |
| 1927 | #682 | 113 | #1,748 | 20 |
| 1926 | #624 | 131 | #1,515 | 24 |
| 1925 | #622 | 139 | #1,164 | 37 |
| 1924 | #601 | 153 | #1,204 | 36 |
| 1923 | #629 | 137 | #1,213 | 35 |
| 1922 | #725 | 100 | #1,396 | 28 |
| 1921 | #672 | 121 | #1,140 | 39 |
| 1920 | #676 | 115 | #1,457 | 26 |
| 1919 | #680 | 105 | #1,531 | 23 |
| 1918 | #731 | 96 | #949 | 49 |
| 1917 | #729 | 92 | #1,062 | 39 |
| 1916 | #684 | 100 | #1,157 | 32 |
| 1915 | #632 | 108 | #1,410 | 23 |
| 1914 | #585 | 94 | #1,019 | 30 |
| 1913 | #708 | 54 | #1,049 | 23 |
| 1912 | #668 | 56 | #1,353 | 13 |
| 1911 | #610 | 49 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #672 | 40 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #791 | 26 | — | |
| 1908 | #742 | 27 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1907 | #739 | 26 | — | |
| 1906 | #661 | 30 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #734 | 24 | — | |
| 1904 | #773 | 21 | — | |
| 1903 | #862 | 16 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 | — | |
| 1901 | #795 | 17 | — | |
| 1900 | #860 | 19 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,263 | 8 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | — | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,171 | 7 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1888
The first year at least five girls were named Carmel! It came in at #1,276, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1888–1889, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
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Momentum · girls
Rising
- 215 spots since 2024 (#4,772 → #4,987)
- 2,982 spots since 2020 (#7,969 → #4,987)
- 1,734 spots since 2015 (#6,721 → #4,987)
- Biggest jump: 736 spots in 1900 (#1,596 → #860)
- Biggest drop: 338 spots in 1902 (#795 → #1,133)
Rise & fade · girls
26 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1914 at #585 (94 births)
- Births halved by 1940, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 50 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1903–1939
Share of babies · girls
1 in 8,102
- Highest: 1 in 8,102 girls born in 1914 were named Carmel (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 61,818 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 16.9% of all girls named Carmel (1,218) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,276 (1888) | #1,276 |
| 1890s | 57 | #1,094 (1897) | #1,241 |
| 1900s | 216 | #661 (1906) | #809 |
| 1910s | 794 | #585 (1914) | #670 |
| 1920s | 1,218 | #601 (1924) | #660 |
| 1930s | 749 | #646 (1932) | #803 |
| 1940s | 617 | #887 (1941) | #1,043 |
| 1950s | 985 | #829 (1955) | #1,032 |
| 1960s | 1,028 | #846 (1962) | #1,095 |
| 1970s | 530 | #1,293 (1970) | #1,830 |
| 1980s | 336 | #2,096 (1980) | #2,876 |
| 1990s | 209 | #3,523 (1990) | #5,009 |
| 2000s | 200 | #4,834 (2001) | #6,125 |
| 2010s | 160 | #5,834 (2013) | #7,733 |
| 2020s | 112 | #4,772 (2024) | #6,704 |
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.
Carmel in 1897
girls
#1,094
9 births · 1 in 26,022 girls
Top girls' names in 1897
More about 1897
girls
234,200 girls got a published name in 1897; 1 in 26,022 of them was named Carmel, which outranked 39.2% of the 1,799 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Carmel
- #1,037Virgil10
- #1,037Willia10
- #1,037Zadie10
- #1,094Carmel9
- #1,094Alla9
- #1,094Anice9
- #1,094Beadie9
- #1,167Albert8
- #1,167Aleta8
- #1,167America8
Tied with 72 names at #1,094; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1896
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.