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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 462 babies (rank #99 that year). In 2024 it was given to 148 girls (rank #158). 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.

7,867

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

462

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
1999	456	#95
2000	462	#99
2001	441	#96
2002	419	#96
2003	394	#100
2004	438	#96
2005	385	#104
2006	407	#100
2007	378	#106
2008	340	#114
2009	352	#110
2010	339	#116
2011	304	#120
2012	281	#127
2013	248	#140
2014	220	#143
2015	214	#142
2016	237	#133
2017	245	#128
2018	226	#129
2019	239	#120
2020	209	#130
2021	163	#154
2022	172	#148
2023	150	#158
2024	148	#158