Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1926

Carmelina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,590 Trend ↑ Rising 54%
Rank 2025
#5,590
among girls · ↑860 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
22
named Carmelina
How common
1 in 73,058
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1926
39 babies
All-time total
1,494
#5,708 all-time among girls
First recorded
1910
in Social Security records

Carmelina popularity over time

1,494 babies have been named Carmelina since 1910, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1926Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 151 15 – #1,409
1920s 287 29 +90% #1,245
1930s 120 12 -58% #1,710
1940s 43 4 -64% #3,022
1950s 78 8 +81% #3,405
1960s 153 15 +96% #2,402
1970s 137 14 -10% #3,294
1980s 107 11 -22% #5,006
1990s 70 7 -35% #6,307
2000s 103 10 +47% #7,216
2010s 143 14 +39% #6,506
2020s (to 2025) 102 17 +19% #5,590

Where Carmelina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 24 0.01 outside top 500
2027 25 0.02 outside top 500
2028 26 0.02 outside top 500
2029 27 0.02 outside top 500
2030 28 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Carmelina

Carmelina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,590 in 2025 with 22 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1910, 1,494 American babies have been named Carmelina. Its peak came in 1926, when 39 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Carmelina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Carmelina?

The median living Carmelina is about 40 years old; half are between 15 and 58. An estimated 900 people named Carmelina are alive in the United States today.

median 40 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Carmelina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 22 #5,590
2024 18 #6,450
2023 19 #6,216
2022 13 #8,128
2021 16 #7,024
2020 14 #7,636
2019 14 #7,821
2018 12 #8,714
2017 12 #8,908
2016 18 #6,712
2015 14 #8,091
2014 19 #6,506
2013 16 #7,464
2012 9 #11,460
2011 12 #9,275
2010 17 #7,279
2009 11 #10,109
2008 9 #11,785
2007 7 #14,210
2006 17 #7,216
2005 14 #7,979
2004 6 #14,507
2003 11 #9,168
2002 7 #12,448
2001 13 #7,816
2000 8 #10,911
1995 – –
1990 10 #7,973
1985 10 #6,530
1980 14 #5,006
1975 10 #5,580
1970 16 #3,738
1965 18 #2,944
1960 10 #4,217
1955 12 #3,405
1950 6 #4,800
1945 7 #3,712
1940 6 #3,925
1935 13 #2,320
1930 22 #1,710
1925 28 #1,583
1920 23 #1,759
1915 26 #1,409
1910 6 #2,185
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Carmelina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Carmelina?

The median living Carmelina is about 40 years old. Half of all living Carmelinas are between 15 and 58 years old.

How many people named Carmelina are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Carmelina are alive in the United States, based on 1,494 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Carmelina in 2025?

Carmelina ranked #5,590 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 22 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Carmelina?

1,494 babies have been named Carmelina in the United States since 1910, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Carmelina most popular?

Carmelina peaked in 1926, when 39 newborns received the name.

Is Carmelina a boy or girl name?

Carmelina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Carmelina rising or falling?

Carmelina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Carmelina become more popular?

Carmelina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 28 girls named Carmelina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Carmelina

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