Carmichael is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2012 and has grown less common since.
Carmichael is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,058 for boy births in the United States (and #18,755 across all names), given to 8 babies. Carmichael first appears in 1953 and peaked in 2012 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #9,058 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #11,060 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #11,099 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #12,458 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #9,744 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #12,474 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #11,004 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | #8,257 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #10,938 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | #6,370 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #11,045 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | #8,418 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #12,659 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #10,879 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #8,412 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #11,637 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #10,921 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #8,859 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #8,629 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #7,247 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #4,807 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #5,908 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #5,708 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #5,847 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #4,913 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #4,617 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | #4,277 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #6,410 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #4,555 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #5,009 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #3,414 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,039 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #3,591 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #3,237 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #3,477 |