Carmen

Primarily a girl's name · 96% girls

Meaning

Carmen is a unisex given name in the Spanish language.

From Wikipedia

Carmen first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 150 babies (rank #223 that year). In 2024 it was given to 45 girls (rank #634). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Carmen

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Carmen yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,630

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

150

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Carmen

Carmen ElectraOnlyFans model · b. 1972
Carmen Amayabailadora flamenca · b. 1918
Carmen Kasssportsperson · b. 1978
Carmen Pereirapartisan · b. 1936
Carmen Luvanafilm actor · b. 1981

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Carmen in 2024

Other girls' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	107	#280
1992	150	#223
1993	121	#244
1994	80	#309
1995	105	#282
1996	115	#256
1997	96	#291
1998	93	#301
1999	100	#276
2000	91	#305
2001	76	#358
2002	84	#328
2003	87	#336
2004	95	#306
2005	83	#354
2006	69	#421
2007	81	#379
2008	70	#454
2009	78	#394
2010	62	#483
2011	62	#501
2012	66	#464
2013	62	#492
2014	54	#568
2015	53	#569
2016	57	#543
2017	50	#598
2018	48	#613
2019	38	#743
2020	37	#759
2021	45	#649
2022	36	#748
2023	33	#813
2024	45	#634