Carmen
About Carmen
While the variation Carmine is more familiar for boys, Carmen has also been used as a masculine name; consider the very macho Carmen Basilio — the American boxer famous for defeating the great Sugar Ray Robinson — or composer Carmen Dragon.
Spanish and Italian forms Carmelo and Carmello are also quite popular in the US, with Carmelo ranking in the Top 1000.
Pronounced KAR-men.
As of October 2026, Carmen ranked #1624 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #307 in 1928.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,281 | 23 | 12 |
| 2015 | #4,313 | 23 | 12 |
| 2016 | #3,455 | 32 | 16.9 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #3,730 | 29 | 16.2 |
| 2020 | #4,727 | 20 | 11.6 |
| 2021 | #4,031 | 26 | 14.9 |
| 2022 | #3,702 | 30 | 17.2 |
| 2023 | #2,585 | 51 | 29.8 |
| 2024 | #1,903 | 83 | 48.2 |
| 2025 | #1,624 | 104 | 60.9 |
World rankings
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Carmen on lists
Famous Carmens
- Carmen Matarazzo
younger brother of "Stranger Things" actor Gaten Matarazzo
Carmen in pop culture
- Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto
Main character of TV show "The Bear"