Carmela · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1882

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 139 recorded years as a table

Carmela, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1882	46
1888	95
1889	84
1890	47
1891	97
1892	66
1893	89
1894	139
1895	158
1896	139
1897	137
1898	147
1899	210
1900	190
1901	184
1902	231
1903	263
1904	283
1905	302
1906	318
1907	355
1908	314
1909	305
1910	353
1911	411
1912	382
1913	381
1914	448
1915	437
1916	432
1917	443
1918	447
1919	425
1920	428
1921	457
1922	478
1923	486
1924	463
1925	464
1926	442
1927	444
1928	433
1929	446
1930	406
1931	341
1932	360
1933	303
1934	263
1935	240
1936	224
1937	196
1938	189
1939	181
1940	171
1941	146
1942	145
1943	145
1944	106
1945	119
1946	98
1947	99
1948	101
1949	94
1950	107
1951	85
1952	94
1953	79
1954	73
1955	76
1956	91
1957	89
1958	94
1959	108
1960	105
1961	109
1962	129
1963	107
1964	119
1965	109
1966	115
1967	124
1968	111
1969	118
1970	101
1971	99
1972	99
1973	97
1974	97
1975	111
1976	91
1977	74
1978	76
1979	62
1980	80
1981	62
1982	63
1983	51
1984	40
1985	55
1986	43
1987	41
1988	44
1989	45
1990	43
1991	36
1992	42
1993	32
1994	36
1995	39
1996	36
1997	34
1998	31
1999	45
2000	31
2001	38
2002	43
2003	54
2004	60
2005	67
2006	65
2007	62
2008	60
2009	63
2010	53
2011	57
2012	49
2013	67
2014	69
2015	63
2016	66
2017	66
2018	68
2019	89
2020	85
2021	82
2022	80
2023	95
2024	128
2025	116

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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New Jersey 4.0×
Pennsylvania 3.2×
New York 2.9×
Ohio 1.9×
California 1.1×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 186
Rank in 2025: #1,219
How rare: 1 in 8,641 girls
Since 1882: 24,506

Most popular in 1923, at 486 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 83% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
New Jersey	4.0×	49
Pennsylvania	3.2×	50
New York	2.9×	78
Ohio	1.9×	31
California	1.1×	61

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.