Given name
Carmia
“a beautiful song”
Carmia is a variant of Carmen. One Latin interpretation is “a beautiful song.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carmia is a variant of Carmen. One Latin interpretation is “a beautiful song.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carmia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 19
- 0 boys · 19 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 105 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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