How Many People Are Named Carmalita?
An estimated 336 people in the United States have the first name Carmalita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Carmalita peaked in popularity in 1973 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carmalita as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carmalita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
336
About 1 in 1,020,102 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1973
22 births
Total Registered
415
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carmalita
Carmalita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 415 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carmalita as a female name
Ranked #17,625 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1973 (22 births)
Carmalita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carmalita span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 139 babies were registered. Carmalita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carmalita by Decade
How has Carmalita tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carmalita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carmalita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Carmalita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carmalita?
We estimate approximately 336 people named Carmalita are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,020,102 Americans share this first name.
Is Carmalita a common name?
Carmalita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 415 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carmalita most popular?
Carmalita reached peak popularity in 1973, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carmalita is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carmalita a female name?
Carmalita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carmalita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carmalita Smith, Carmalita Johnson, Carmalita Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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