Carmen
A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning song; poem; possibly from mount carmel.
Babies a year
789
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#389
up from #416
UK popularity
#792
46 babies
How Carmen has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #381 |
| 2016 | #401 |
| 2017 | #409 |
| 2018 | #431 |
| 2019 | #429 |
| 2020 | #434 |
| 2021 | #437 |
| 2022 | #456 |
| 2023 | #434 |
| 2024 | #416 |
| 2025 | #389 |
In 2025, 46 babies in England and Wales were named Carmen. In the US, 789 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 2,440 in 1960.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Carmen was most common in 1970, when it went to 0.12% of American babies of that sex.
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