Carmila
Carmila is a rural town and coastal locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Carmila had a population of 340 people.
Meaning & Origin of Carmila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carmila is a rural town and coastal locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Carmila had a population of 340 people.
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Origin & history
The Story of Carmila
The earliest SSA record of Carmila as a baby girl name dates back to 1977, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Carmila — #12,180 in the national rankings. About 72% of every Carmila on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Carmila last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 18 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Carmila
Carmila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 18 births in the dataset. Carmila's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #12,180. Use the chart and map above to compare Carmila'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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