NameTides

Carmen

Carmen was the #389 girls' name in the US in 2025 (798 babies), and #792 in England & Wales and #697 in Canada.

Carmen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Carmen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaIrelandEngland & WalesScotland
Carmen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#389 (798)#792 (46)#780 (3)—#718 (4)#697 (43)
2024#417 (751)#776 (48)#476 (6)—#736 (4)#678 (43)
2023#435 (712)#851 (42)#395 (8)—#856 (3)#848 (32)
2022#453 (696)#940 (37)#625 (4)—#747 (4)#738 (37)
2021#437 (716)#755 (49)#442 (7)—#883 (3)#616 (48)
2020#433 (708)#853 (42)#341 (10)——#745 (38)
2019#428 (743)#616 (64)#406 (8)—#716 (4)#730 (40)
2018#431 (733)#701 (57)#275 (14)—#734 (4)#625 (48)
2017#409 (776)#764 (52)#327 (11)——#591 (52)
2016#400 (830)#744 (53)#413 (8)#440 (3)#390 (11)#547 (57)
2015#380 (859)#609 (68)#236 (17)—#660 (5)#588 (51)
2014#383 (855)#582 (71)#323 (12)—#876 (3)#544 (57)
2013#358 (881)#519 (80)#344 (11)—#540 (7)#473 (66)
2012#332 (943)#397 (117)#294 (15)#383 (4)#907 (3)#447 (70)
2011#349 (919)#427 (101)#273 (15)—#798 (4)#520 (59)

Carmen as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Carmen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Carmen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,621 (104)#1,897 (13)#2,095 (9)
2024#1,902 (83)#2,264 (10)#1,583 (13)
2023#2,575 (51)#4,992 (3)—
2022#3,691 (30)——
2021#4,011 (26)——
2020#4,698 (20)——
2019#3,716 (29)——
2018#5,106 (18)——
2017#5,297 (17)——
2016#3,441 (32)——
2015#4,295 (23)——
2014#4,263 (23)——
2013#3,864 (26)——
2012#3,714 (28)——
2011#3,000 (38)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1968 at #141.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1881.
  • In 2025, 89% of US babies named Carmen were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,500uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 3,500uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 21,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Carmen is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 1,900 to 1 in 2,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Carmen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #420WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #263WAIdaho: #308IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #459MNIllinois: #471ILMichigan: #351MINew York: #481NYMassachusetts: #564MAOregon: #396ORNevada: #508NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #275IAIndiana: #511INOhio: #280OHPennsylvania: #349PANew Jersey: #718NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #404CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #354CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #311MOKentucky: #443KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #298VAMaryland: #354MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #515AZNew Mexico: #296NMKansas: #445KSArkansas: #376ARTennessee: #254TNNorth Carolina: #280NCSouth Carolina: #688SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #342LAMississippi: #242MSAlabama: #436ALGeorgia: #290GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #346TXFlorida: #397FL
Carmen (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#61620

Carmen (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CarmenCanadaGirls#69743
CarmenCanadaBoys#2,0959
CarmenEngland & WalesGirls#79246
CarmenEngland & WalesBoys#1,89713
CarmenIrelandGirls#7184
CarmenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CarmenScotlandGirls#7803
CarmenUSGirls#389798
CarmenUSBoys#1,621104