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Carmi
OriginDiminutive of Carmen or Carmella, Hebrew, Spanish, and Italian
Meaning"garden"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#13527
Boys#8372
40% girls · 60% boys
About Carmi
A short and sweet diminutive that has the fashionable -i ending.
Carmi for boys#8372 US
This old-school short form is showing signs of life thanks to the FX series The Bear, featuring Jeremy Allen White as Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto. The Carmi spelling updates it for a 21st-century baby.
Pronounced KAR-mee.
As of October 2026, Carmi ranked #13527 for girls and #8372 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5488 for girls in 1958 and #3461 for boys in 1925.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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