How Many People Are Named Carmen?
people named Carmen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,934 people in the US has this name
Based on 159,756 babies named Carmen in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
2,622 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Medieval Spanish form of CARMEL influenced by the Latin word carmen "song". This was the name of the main character in George Bizet's opera 'Carmen' (1875).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Carmen, 93.6% were girls and 6.4% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1880s: 100% of the babies were girls then and 93.3% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Carmen alive today is about 47 years old, and 40% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 28 and 64 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Carmen first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1961, to 2,622 babies. In 2025, 902 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Carmen has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #141, in 1968. In 2025 it ranked #389. Among boys, its best rank was #307, in 1928.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #389 | #1,624 |
| Best rank | #141 (1968) | #307 (1928) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #166 in the 1960s | #322 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Carmen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Carmen were born in California than in any other state: about 16,449 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Carmen was given 3.1 times as often in New Mexico, 2.5 times in Arizona and 1.7 times in New York.
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