How Many People Are Named Carman?
An estimated 2,310 people in the United States have the first name Carman. It is used for both genders, with 68.9% female. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Carman peaked in popularity in 1970 with 88 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carman 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 Carman paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,310
About 1 in 148,379 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
68.9% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1970
88 births
Total Registered
3,491
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carman
Carman is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (31.1%) and females (68.9%). Out of 3,491 total births registered, 1,084 were male and 2,407 were female.
Carman as a male name
Ranked #9,560 in 2002
6 male births in 2002
Peak: 1927 (36 births)
Carman as a female name
Ranked #13,929 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1970 (77 births)
Carman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carman span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 648 babies were registered. Carman has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carman by Decade
How has Carman 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.
Carman by State
Birth registrations for Carman span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in Tennessee, Missouri, Iowa. On average, about 19 Carmans were registered per state.
Carman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carman
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carman?
We estimate approximately 2,310 people named Carman 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 148,379 Americans share this first name.
Is Carman a common name?
Carman is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,491 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carman most popular?
Carman reached peak popularity in 1970, when 88 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carman is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carman a female name?
Carman is predominantly female. 68.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carman Smith, Carman Johnson, Carman 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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