Carmyn: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,730

among girls · ↑1,192 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Carmyn · +48% vs 2024

How common

1 in 40,182

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2020

61 babies

All-time total

1,065

#7,183 all-time among girls

First recorded

1973

in Social Security records

Carmyn popularity over time

1,065 babies have been named Carmyn since 1973, 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

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	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	5	1	–	#8,587
1980s	5	1	0%	#12,090
1990s	65	7	+1200%	#7,183
2000s	283	28	+335%	#3,313
2010s	456	46	+61%	#3,168
2020s (to 2025)	251	42	-8%	#2,723

Where Carmyn 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	38	0.02	outside top 500
2027	36	0.02	outside top 500
2028	35	0.02	outside top 500
2029	34	0.02	outside top 500
2030	33	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Carmyn

Carmyn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,730 in 2025 with 40 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 1,065 American babies have been named Carmyn. Its peak came in 2020, when 61 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Carmyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Carmyn?

The median living Carmyn is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 18. An estimated 1,100 people named Carmyn are alive in the United States today.

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

Carmyn year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	40	#3,730
2024	27	#4,922
2023	49	#3,286
2022	29	#4,692
2021	45	#3,447
2020	61	#2,723
2019	48	#3,288
2018	51	#3,168
2017	50	#3,205
2016	51	#3,189
2015	47	#3,397
2014	47	#3,379
2013	39	#3,866
2012	40	#3,861
2011	43	#3,618
2010	40	#3,834
2009	50	#3,313
2008	38	#4,107
2007	37	#4,147
2006	29	#4,844
2005	35	#4,047
2004	20	#6,018
2003	21	#5,627
2002	21	#5,488
2001	17	#6,376
2000	15	#6,870
1995	–	–
1990	8	#9,386
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
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1940	–	–
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1930	–	–
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1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Carmyn?

The median living Carmyn is about 11 years old. Half of all living Carmyns are between 6 and 18 years old.

How many people named Carmyn are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Carmyn are alive in the United States, based on 1,065 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Carmyn in 2025?

Carmyn ranked #3,730 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 40 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Carmyn?

1,065 babies have been named Carmyn in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Carmyn most popular?

Carmyn peaked in 2020, when 61 newborns received the name.

Is Carmyn a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Carmyn rising or falling?

Carmyn has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Carmyn become more popular?

Carmyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 33 girls named Carmyn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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