Carmen

Carmen

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Carmen is a unisex given name in the Spanish language.

From Wikipedia

Carmen first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 126 babies (rank #318 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

1,868

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

126

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	60	#470
1997	74	#416
1998	71	#431
1999	98	#334
2000	70	#438
2001	68	#450
2002	97	#362
2003	102	#362
2004	126	#318
2005	104	#383
2006	108	#390
2007	112	#375
2008	106	#406
2009	100	#419
2010	82	#495
2011	101	#429
2012	117	#398
2013	80	#521
2014	71	#583
2015	68	#612
2016	53	#748

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#470

1997

#416

1998

#431

1999

#334

2000

#438

2001

#450

2002

#362

2003

102

#362

2004

126

#318

2005

104

#383

2006

108

#390

2007

112

#375

2008

106

#406

2009

100

#419

2010

#495

2011

101

#429

2012

117

#398

2013

#521

2014

#583

2015

#612

2016

#748