Carmen
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Carmen
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 Spanish name for girls was used by Hilaria and Alec Baldwin for their oldest daughter.
Carmen for girls#389 US
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 boys’ name.
Carmen for boys#1624 US
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 #389 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #141 in 1968, Nameberry popularity #346.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #383 | 855 | #4,281 | 23 |
| 2015 | #381 | 859 | #4,313 | 23 |
| 2016 | #401 | 829 | #3,455 | 32 |
| 2017 | #409 | 776 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #431 | 733 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #429 | 741 | #3,730 | 29 |
| 2020 | #434 | 706 | #4,727 | 20 |
| 2021 | #437 | 716 | #4,031 | 26 |
| 2022 | #456 | 693 | #3,702 | 30 |
| 2023 | #434 | 712 | #2,585 | 51 |
| 2024 | #416 | 751 | #1,903 | 83 |
| 2025 | #389 | 798 | #1,624 | 104 |
World rankings
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- Carmen Miranda (born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha)Girl
Portuguese actress and singer
- Carmen Electra (born Tara Leigh Patrick)Girl
American actress and model
- Carmen Mercedes McRaeGirl
American jazz singer
- Carmen RasmusenGirl
Canadian,American country music singer ("American Idol")
- Carmen McAleerGirl
u12 CLRG World Champion
- Carmen MonarchaGirl
Brazilian singer
- Carmen KassGirl
Estonian model
- Carmen Isabella "Mandy" MillierGirl
English actress
- Carmen García MauraGirl
Spanish actress
- Carmen WhelanGirl
Canadian rhythmic gymnast
- Carmen Mary LawrenceGirl
25th Premier of Western Australia
- Carmen Carrera (born Christopher Roman)Girl
American transgender reality television personality, model and burlesque performer
- Yvette Carmen MimieuxGirl
French,Mexican actress
- Carmen SylvaGirl
pen name of Queen Elisabeth of Romania
- Carmen Noel Canales (b. 2007)Girl
daughter of gymnast Dominique Moceanu and Michael Canales
- Carmen Gabriela Baldwin (b. 2013)Girl
daughter of actor Alec Baldwin
- Carmen Eliana Gonzalez Intal (b. 2018)Girl
daughter of Filipino professional basketball player JC Intal & Filipina TV host and model Bianca Gonzalez
- Carmen AmayaGirl
Spanish dancer
- Carmen SandiegoGirl
main character in children's tv show of the same name
- Carmen KocourekGirl
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Carmen in pop culture
- "CarmenGirl
" opera by Georges Bizet and its main character
- "Carmen SandiegoGirl
" video game, TV series and its main character
- Carmen Consuela LopezGirl
character on "The George Lopez Show"
- Carmen LowellGirl
character in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" series
- CarmenGirl
character in 1986 movie "The Color of Money"
- Carmen Hernández WoodGirl
character in the Blackwood Security series by Elise Noble
- Carmen Elizabeth Juanita Echo Sky Brava CortezGirl
character in the Spy Kids movies
- Carmen TibideuxGirl
character on TV's "Glee"
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musical, movie and its main character
- Carmen Marquez de CastilloGirl
minor character in telenovela "Destinos"
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character in "Bel Canto" by Ann Patchett
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song by Lana Del Rey
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