Carmi
Carmi is a surname and a given name. It may be of Hebrew origin: Hebrew: כרמי and is sometimes transliterated as Karmi. Notable people with the name include:
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Carmi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carmi is a surname and a given name. It may be of Hebrew origin: Hebrew: כרמי and is sometimes transliterated as Karmi. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Carmi
As a girl name
Carmi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1956, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 7 Carmis were born — ranking #7,650 that year. As of 2026, Carmi ranks #13,427 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 68 Carmis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Carmi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 8 Carmis were born — ranking #8,914 that year. As of 2026, Carmi ranks #8,914 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 46 Carmis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Carmi
Carmi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 68 births in the dataset. Carmi's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #7,650. Use the chart and map above to compare Carmi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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