Carmen

Spanish variation of Carmel or Latin

"garden or song"

Carmen Origin and Meaning

The name Carmen is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "garden or song".

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.

Carmen Rank in US Top 1000

# 858 in the US

Carmen Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1023 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Carmen

• 1023 Nameberry 2025
• 903 Unique 2024

20 Names Similar to Carmen

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Carmen.

• Julian
• Schuyler
• Constantine
• Mordechai
• Dorian
• Delancey
• Thornton
• Carlo
• Henri
• Simone
• Carmelo
• Terrence
• Doutzen
• Lamar
• Garth
• Maximo
• Parson
• Lizbeth
• Kerry
• Connolly

Famous People Named Carmen

• Carmen Matarazzo younger brother of "Stranger Things" actor Gaten Matarazzo