Carmen

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Carmen is a unisex given name in the Spanish language.

From Wikipedia

Carmen first appears in the data in 1924 and has been recorded in 96 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1924 with 12,420 babies (rank #2 that year). In 2024 it was given to 661 girls (rank #13). 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.

357,905

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

12,420

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
1924	12,420	#2
1930	5,898	#2
1931	5,898	#2
1932	5,898	#2
1933	5,897	#2
1934	5,897	#2
1935	5,897	#2
1936	5,897	#2
1937	5,897	#2
1938	5,897	#2
1939	5,897	#2
1940	7,599	#2
1941	7,599	#2
1942	7,599	#2
1943	7,599	#2
1944	7,599	#2
1945	7,599	#2
1946	7,599	#2
1947	7,599	#2
1948	7,598	#2
1949	7,598	#2
1950	6,411	#2
1951	6,411	#2
1952	6,411	#2
1953	6,411	#2
1954	6,411	#2
1955	6,411	#2
1956	6,411	#2
1957	6,410	#2
1958	6,410	#2
1959	6,410	#2
1960	4,769	#12
1961	4,769	#12
1962	4,769	#12
1963	4,769	#12
1964	4,769	#12
1965	4,769	#12
1966	4,769	#12
1967	4,769	#12
1968	4,769	#12
1969	4,769	#12
1970	2,205	#34
1971	2,205	#34
1972	2,204	#34
1973	2,204	#34
1974	2,204	#34
1975	2,204	#34
1976	2,204	#34
1977	2,204	#34
1978	2,204	#34
1979	2,204	#34
1980	1,288	#49
1981	1,288	#49
1982	1,288	#49
1983	1,288	#48
1984	1,287	#49
1985	1,287	#49
1986	1,287	#49
1987	1,287	#49
1988	1,287	#49
1989	1,287	#49
1990	1,531	#24
1991	1,531	#24
1992	1,531	#24
1993	1,530	#24
1994	1,530	#24
1995	1,530	#24
1996	1,530	#24
1997	1,530	#24
1998	1,530	#24
1999	1,530	#24
2000	2,288	#16
2001	2,288	#16
2002	2,288	#16
2003	2,288	#16
2004	2,288	#16
2005	2,287	#16
2006	2,287	#16
2007	2,287	#16
2008	2,287	#16
2009	2,287	#16
2010	2,233	#14
2011	2,233	#14
2012	2,233	#14
2013	2,233	#14
2014	2,233	#14
2015	2,233	#14
2016	2,233	#14
2017	2,232	#14
2018	2,232	#14
2019	2,232	#14
2020	662	#13
2021	661	#13
2022	661	#13
2023	661	#13
2024	661	#13