NameTides

Carmine

Carmine was the #1,034 boys' name in the US in 2025 (214 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales and #2,527 in Canada.

Carmine as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Carmine 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
Carmine 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.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,034 (214)#3,684 (5)#2,527 (7)
2024#1,099 (196)#2,444 (9)#2,710 (6)
2023#1,283 (150)#4,108 (4)—
2022#1,278 (151)——
2021#1,291 (147)—#2,812 (5)
2020#1,347 (132)—#2,746 (5)
2019#1,515 (112)#3,937 (4)#2,189 (7)
2018#1,385 (127)#4,749 (3)#2,740 (5)
2017#1,402 (125)#4,812 (3)—
2016#1,373 (129)——
2015#1,223 (150)—#1,816 (9)
2014#1,188 (155)——
2013#1,315 (131)#4,685 (3)#1,380 (13)
2012#1,346 (126)—#2,368 (6)
2011#1,206 (146)#4,647 (3)#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1912 at #377.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1891.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,000 baby boys 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
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,000uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Carmine is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,400 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 6,300 to 1 in 8,600.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Carmine by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #870ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #359NYMassachusetts: #690MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,111OHPennsylvania: #605PANew Jersey: #335NJConnecticut: #219CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,241CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #680CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,908TXFlorida: #1,191FL
Carmine (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CarmineCanadaBoys#2,5277
CarmineEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
CarmineNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CarmineUSGirls#13,2086
CarmineUSBoys#1,034214