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

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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.

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The name Carmen peaked for boys at #307 in 1928. The name is most popular in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Carmen is also used for girls, ranking #389 in 2025.

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

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Carmen has long been associated with the sensuous, tragic heroine of Bizet's opera, based on a novel by Prosper Merimee; more recently it has called to mind two other bombshells: Carmen Miranda (born Maria) and Carmen Electra (born Tara), as well as the great jazz singer Carmen McRae. In the celebrity baby name world, this classic <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/495/spanish-names-for-girls">Spanish name for girls</a> was used by Hilaria and Alec Baldwin for their oldest daughter.
 She has plenty of childhood references as well: Carmen Elizabeth Juanita Echo Sky Brava Cortez is a character from the Spy Kids trilogy, Carmen Lowell appears in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, Carmen de la Pica Morales was a character on The L Word, and Carmen Sandiego is the clever anti-hero in the Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? computer-game franchise—she was named for Carmen Miranda and the city of San Diego.
 In the Latin community, Carmen is also used as a <a href="https://nameberry.com/boys-names">boys’ name</a>.

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The name Carmen is currently ranked #389 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #141 in 1968. The name is most popular in Delaware, Delaware, and Arkansas. Carmen is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

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

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