Carmen

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Carmen is a given name of Latin, Hebrew origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (10% of births). There have been 158,841 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 141,984 as girls and 16,857 as boys. Carmen gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1960 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #479 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 834
2023 763
2022 723
2021 742
2020 726
2019 770
2018 751
2017 793
2016 861
2015 882
2014 878
2013 906
2012 971
2011 957
2010 1,054
2009 1,132
2008 1,354
2007 1,289
2006 1,331
2005 1,281
2004 1,399
2003 1,338
2002 1,083
2001 1,213
2000 1,261
1999 1,188
1998 1,188
1997 1,060
1996 931
1995 1,067
1994 1,235
1993 1,160
1992 1,277
1991 1,302
1990 1,406
1989 1,254
1988 1,251
1987 1,236
1986 1,277
1985 1,245
1984 1,375
1983 1,299
1982 1,385
1981 1,553
1980 1,559
1979 1,687
1978 1,532
1977 1,724
1976 1,711
1975 1,890
1974 1,840
1973 1,863
1972 2,092
1971 2,265
1970 2,329
1969 2,341
1968 2,422
1967 2,308
1966 2,257
1965 2,306
1964 2,554
1963 2,514
1962 2,593
1961 2,622
1960 2,615
1959 2,448
1958 2,345
1957 2,456
1956 2,416
1955 2,241
1954 1,998
1953 1,945
1952 1,810
1951 1,768
1950 1,659
1949 1,679
1948 1,544
1947 1,471
1946 1,284
1945 1,042
1944 1,142
1943 1,266
1942 1,255
1941 1,187
1940 1,042
1939 977
1938 996
1937 990
1936 1,055
1935 1,041
1934 1,076
1933 1,098
1932 1,121
1931 1,180
1930 1,318
1929 1,336
1928 1,346
1927 1,346
1926 1,278
1925 1,274
1924 1,286
1923 1,228
1922 1,100
1921 1,092
1920 1,049
1919 888
1918 910
1917 817
1916 784
1915 694
1914 547
1913 424
1912 326
1911 255
1910 222
1909 183
1908 134
1907 148
1906 155
1905 101
1904 92
1903 101
1902 80
1901 88
1900 101
1899 48
1898 71
1897 58
1896 56
1895 34
1894 54
1893 39
1892 41
1891 31
1890 28
1889 27
1888 26
1887 12
1886 16
1885 24
1884 14
1883 8
1882 7
1881 7