Karmen

Meaning: Vineyard of God
Origin: Hebrew — Variant of Carmen

Meaning: Song
Origin: Latin — Variant of Carmen

Girl's name · #1875 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Karmen reached its best rank, #1063, in 2008 and ranked #1875 in 2025. Roughly 7,300 girls have been named Karmen since 1935.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#344 in Poland (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #2,002 in Italy (2024) · #4,201 in England & Wales (2025) · #7,388 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,764 in Austria (2024) · #2,873 in Canada (2020) · #765 in Scotland (2019) · #5,427 in France (2018) · #239 in Slovenia (2017) · #383 in Slovakia (2013).

Famous Karmens

Karmen Petrovic — Canadian professional wrestler (born 1995)
Karmen Pedaru — Estonian model (born 1990)
Karmen Stavec — Slovene musician and pop singer (born 1973)
Karmen Bruus — Estonian high jumper (born 2005)
Karmen Aksoy — Turkish volleyball player (born 2003)

What Karmens become

Among 65 notable people named Karmen:

Sports figures appear 1.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Karmen Bruus, Estonian high jumper (born 2005).

Spellings & nicknames

Karmen is the less common spelling of Carmen — about 12% of babies given the name are written this way; Carmen itself ranked #389 in 2025.

Similar names: Carmen · Ayva · Karma · Amaria · Kaniyah · Keren

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