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Carmen

Girl's name · #389 in the US (2025) · Timeless

93% girls · 7% boys — Carmen is also given to boys: 104 in 2025, about 1 in 13 in recent years. Carmen →

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Carmen — on the books since 1881, #389 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 143,000 girls have carried the name since.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#12 in Spain (2024) · #134 in Poland (2025) · #158 in Italy (2024) · #233 in Mexico (2024) · #248 in Ecuador (2025) · #353 in Norway (2025) · #417 in France (2025) · #697 in Canada (2025) · #718 in Ireland (2025) · #737 in Netherlands (2025) · #780 in Scotland (2025) · #792 in England & Wales (2025) and 9 more.

Famous Carmens

• Carmen Electra — American actress and model (born 1972)
• Carmen Miranda — Brazilian singer (1909–1955)
• Carmen Amaya — Spanish flamenco dancer and singer (1918–1963)
• Carmen Kass — Estonian fashion model (born 1978)
• Carmen Maura — Spanish actress (born 1945)
• Carmen Ejogo — British actress (born 1973)
• Carmen McRae — American jazz singer (1920–1994)
• Carmen Machi — Spanish actress (born 1963)
• Carmen Laforet — Spanish writer (1921–2004)
• Carmen Pereira — Bissau-Guinean politician (1937–2016)

In stories & tradition

• Carmen Waterslaeghers-Vandormael^nl — F.C. De Kampioenen (TV series)
• Carmen Luna — Devious Maids (TV series)
• Carmen Cortez — Spy Kids (film series)

What Carmens become

Among 2,520 notable people named Carmen:

Entertainers appear 1.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Carmen Electra, American actress and model (born 1972).

Similar names: Karmen · Veronica · Carly · Regina · Karla · Carmela

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