Carmon
Carmon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Amalia Kahana-Carmon, Israeli writer Arye Carmon, Israeli academic Dominic Carmon, American Roman Catholic prelate Irin Carmon, Israel-American blogger Tim Carmon, American keyboardist Yigal Carmon, founder of Middle East Media Research Institute Yosef Carmon, Israeli actor Ziv Carmon, Israeli academic
Meaning & Origin of Carmon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carmon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Amalia Kahana-Carmon, Israeli writer Arye Carmon, Israeli academic Dominic Carmon, American Roman Catholic prelate Irin Carmon, Israel-American blogger Tim Carmon, American keyboardist Yigal Carmon, founder of Middle East Media Research Institute Yosef Carmon, Israeli actor Ziv Carmon, Israeli academic
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The Story of Carmon
As a girl name
Carmon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1900, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1968, when 47 Carmons were born — ranking #1,708 that year. As of 2026, Carmon ranks #15,532 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Carmons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Carmon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1898, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 41 Carmons were born — ranking #1,114 that year. As of 2026, Carmon ranks #12,182 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Carmons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Carmon
Carmon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Carmon's peak popularity came in 1968 when it ranked #1,708. Use the chart and map above to compare Carmon'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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