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
- 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
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 | #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 | — | — | ||
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.
See more about Carmel
- 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)
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1914 at #585 (94 births)
- Births halved by 1940, 26 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1903–1939
- 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%)
- 16.9% of all girls named Carmel (1,218) were born in this decade
- 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 1920
Top girls' names in 1920
Top boys' names in 1920
More about 1920
girls
1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 10,420 of them was named Carmel, which outranked 88.3% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 40,937 of them was named Carmel, which outranked 70.8% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,416Salvadore27
- #1,416Sonny27
- #1,416Thurmon27
- #1,457Carmel26
- #1,457Alf26
- #1,457Alferd26
- #1,457Archer26
- #1,505Adan25
- #1,505Albino25
- #1,505Antoine25
Tied with 47 names at #1,457; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.