Carmilla
Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. A foundational work of English-language vampire literature, it predated Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 25 years. First published as a serial in The Dark Blue from 1871–72, the novella subsequently appeared in Le Fanu’s short story collection In a Glass Darkly in 1872.
Meaning & Origin of Carmilla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. A foundational work of English-language vampire literature, it predated Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 25 years. First published as a serial in The Dark Blue from 1871–72, the novella subsequently appeared in Le Fanu’s short story collection In a Glass Darkly in 1872.
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The Story of Carmilla
Carmilla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 15 Carmillas were born — ranking #2,378 that year. As of 2026, Carmilla ranks #8,922 for baby girls with 11 births, with steady use. In total, more than 445 Carmillas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Carmilla
Carmilla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 445 births in the dataset. Carmilla's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,378. Use the chart and map above to compare Carmilla'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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