Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Carmel*

#1,796 most common girls' name of all time · #3,079 across all names · 16% male / 84% female · used 1888–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among girls
#1,796
Rank overall
#3,079 of 105,966
First appeared
1888
Years on the list
135 of 146
All-time
8,609
Since 2016
225
Peak year
1924 #602
Best rank
#589 1914
Girls Boys peak 189/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Carmel first appears in 1888. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 26 11 37 #4,997
2024 28 6 34 #4,784
2023 12 7 19 #8,509
2022 20 6 26 #6,000
2021 13 6 19 #8,039
2020 13 5 18 #7,988
2019 14 8 22 #7,741
2018 9 9 #10,586
2017 20 6 26 #6,055
2016 8 7 15 #11,820
2015 18 18 #6,738
2014 21 8 29 #6,007
2013 22 9 31 #5,847
2012 18 7 25 #6,891
2011 17 7 24 #7,135
2010 13 13 #8,725
2009 20 10 30 #6,562
2008 20 8 28 #6,571
2007 27 7 34 #5,239
2006 19 8 27 #6,600
2005 19 6 25 #6,263
2004 20 8 28 #5,984
2003 18 18 #6,315
2002 15 5 20 #7,079
2001 24 24 #4,843
2000 18 18 #5,959
1999 24 5 29 #4,589
1998 13 5 18 #7,134
1997 17 6 23 #5,643
1996 15 15 #6,087
1995 29 29 #3,683
1994 17 17 #5,476
1993 19 19 #5,015
1992 18 18 #5,285
1991 27 6 33 #3,833
1990 30 5 35 #3,528
1989 26 26 #3,807
1988 30 30 #3,234
1987 42 10 52 #2,443
1986 27 7 34 #3,286
1985 37 8 45 #2,607
1984 29 7 36 #3,001
1983 32 32 #2,729
1982 29 5 34 #3,027
1981 35 7 42 #2,620
1980 49 6 55 #2,100
1979 46 46 #2,154
1978 40 6 46 #2,275
1977 40 6 46 #2,269
1976 43 43 #2,035
1975 59 7 66 #1,642
1974 54 8 62 #1,693
1973 47 47 #1,811
1972 55 8 63 #1,636
1971 63 63 #1,552
1970 83 6 89 #1,298
1969 66 9 75 #1,442
1968 94 6 100 #1,101
1967 71 71 #1,289
1966 86 8 94 #1,144
1965 83 5 88 #1,181
1964 110 9 119 #1,027
1963 124 10 134 #951
1962 155 6 161 #847
1961 108 7 115 #1,058
1960 131 11 142 #933
1959 122 10 132 #953
1958 115 17 132 #964
1957 143 8 151 #849
1956 136 8 144 #852
1955 136 9 145 #830
1954 50 8 58 #1,429
1953 69 11 80 #1,167
1952 72 14 86 #1,109
1951 75 16 91 #1,069
1950 67 12 79 #1,125
1949 60 18 78 #1,178
1948 70 19 89 #1,056
1947 88 14 102 #948
1946 64 18 82 #1,064
1945 58 17 75 #1,019
1944 48 18 66 #1,137
1943 51 20 71 #1,135
1942 65 27 92 #974
1941 68 18 86 #889
1940 45 13 58 #1,085
1939 65 23 88 #875
1938 52 16 68 #989
1937 63 22 85 #875
1936 70 21 91 #809
1935 63 17 80 #870
1934 77 15 92 #766
1933 71 17 88 #788
1932 107 32 139 #647
1931 87 18 105 #723
1930 94 27 121 #724
1929 109 26 135 #671
1928 100 28 128 #706
1927 113 20 133 #682
1926 131 24 155 #626
1925 139 37 176 #624
1924 153 36 189 #602
1923 137 35 172 #631
1922 100 28 128 #728
1921 121 39 160 #674
1920 115 26 141 #677
1919 105 23 128 #683
1918 96 49 145 #735
1917 92 39 131 #732
1916 100 32 132 #686
1915 108 23 131 #635
1914 94 30 124 #589
1913 54 23 77 #711
1912 56 13 69 #671
1911 49 6 55 #615
1910 40 8 48 #677
1909 26 26 #808
1908 27 6 33 #754
1907 26 26 #747
1906 30 5 35 #676
1905 24 24 #756
1904 21 21 #802
1903 16 16 #887
1902 10 10 #1,196
1901 17 17 #825
1900 19 19 #880
1899 5 5 #1,717
1898 8 8 #1,344
1897 9 9 #1,151
1896 9 9 #1,197
1894 8 8 #1,219
1892 7 7 #1,259
1891 5 5 #1,459
1890 6 6 #1,302
1888 5 5 #1,407