Carmine
About Carmine
This Italian name could have a whole new life when viewed as a color name, however, it is traditionally a masculine form of Carmen, pronounced with three lilting syllables. Both provide an arty, distinctive feel, though in different ways.
Pronounced CAR-meen.
As of October 2026, Carmine ranked #1035 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #377 in 1912, Nameberry popularity #826.
Editor's take: The name Carmine is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "vivid red; garden, song".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,191 | 155 | 80.7 |
| 2015 | #1,223 | 150 | 78.3 |
| 2016 | #1,373 | 129 | 68 |
| 2017 | #1,404 | 125 | 67.5 |
| 2018 | #1,386 | 127 | 69.9 |
| 2019 | #1,517 | 112 | 62.4 |
| 2020 | #1,348 | 132 | 76.5 |
| 2021 | #1,291 | 147 | 84 |
| 2022 | #1,276 | 151 | 86.5 |
| 2023 | #1,281 | 150 | 87.7 |
| 2024 | #1,097 | 196 | 113.8 |
| 2025 | #1,035 | 214 | 125.3 |
World rankings
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Carmine on lists
Famous Carmines
- Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo
American actor
- Carmine Michael Infantino
American comic book artist
- Carmine Appice
American rock drummer
- Carmine Coppola
American composer; grandfather of Nicolas Cage and Sofia Coppola
- Carmine Preziosi
Italian cyclist
Carmine in pop culture
- Carmine
character from the movie "Coneheads"
- Carmine Falcone
character in Batman comics and TV's "Gotham"
- Carmine Polito
character in 2013 film "American Hustle"
- Carmine Ragusa
character on TV's "Laverne & Shirley"
- Carmine
from the Aramaic word meaning "crimson"
- Carmine
reddish dye that comes from mashed,up insects