Carmi

#13,523 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Vine

Carmi has been given to 129 babies in the U.S. since 1956. In 2025 it ranked #13,523 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 1978, with 7 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 57% girls, 43% boys all-time.

Babies named Carmi, 2025

1 in 553,000

Carmi over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Carmi over time

In 2025, Carmi went to 40% girls and 60% boys.

19162025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Carmi: meaning, origin, and history

Vine

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Carmi means

Carmi means “vine”.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 74 girls were recorded with the name Carmi between 1956 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1978; its best national rank was #5,488 in 1958.

In the United States, 55 boys were recorded with the name Carmi between 1916 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 9 in 2025; its best national rank was #3,459 in 1925.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Carmi?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 553,000; 6 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 268,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #13,523; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 382,984 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Carmi sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 382,984 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Carmi. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Carmis were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Carmi was born before 1988 — so the typical Carmi is around 37 today.

Median birth year: 1988; About 37 years old
Biggest decade: 1950s; 23.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 39.2%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 74; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1950s — 23.0% of all recorded uses (17).

Is Carmi rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +286; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 85.7%; Peak was 1978 (7)
Years since peak: 47; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Very steady; 5.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #5,488; 1958

Spellings of Carmi

Carmi is not the most common spelling — Carol is, with 37.4% against Carmi's <0.01%.

Carol37.4%816,928
Carrie12.2%266,350
Naomi8.8%191,547
Carla6.9%150,390
Carmen6.5%142,795
Carly3.0%66,466
Kari2.7%59,696
Cara2.4%53,305

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Carmi around the world

Where Carmi ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2024–2024
#5,892
in 2024

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0.

Carmi by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #13,523
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #5,488; 1958
Peak year: 1978; 7 that year
First recorded: 1956
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 74
Count in 2025: 6

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #8,368
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #3,459; 1925
Peak year: 2025; 9 that year
First recorded: 1916
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 55
Count in 2025: 9

Names similar to Carmi

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Caragh Carver Caral Carlo Carel Cariyah Caran Carre Caree Carle Carsynn Careli Cartha Carynn Carrye Carlas Caril Cardi Caria Cariah Carene Caroly Caryll Carrey

Sibling names for Carmi

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Tosha Karie Mandi Karrie Kesha Malissa Shanna Thomas

For a brother

Jerod Torrey Elizabeth Shon Scot Edwardo Tracey Andrea

Explore around Carmi

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