Carmen

Given to 159,756 US babies since 1881

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#389

recorded as girls

28 since 2024

#1,621

recorded as boys

281 since 2024

Babies in 2025

902

girls 798 · boys 104

Peak year

1968

2,270 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

159,756

since 1881

Born a Carmen? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Carmen was most popular in 1968, when 2,270 babies recorded as girls got the name (1.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 798 babies were named Carmen, ranking #389 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	798	389	104	1,621
2024	751	417	83	1,902
2023	712	435	51	2,575
2022	696	453	30	3,691
2021	716	437	26	4,011
2020	708	433	20	4,698
2019	743	428	29	3,716
2018	733	431	18	5,106
2017	776	409	17	5,297
2016	830	400	32	3,441
2015	859	380	23	4,295
2014	855	383	23	4,263
2013	881	358	26	3,864
2012	943	332	28	3,714
2011	919	349	38	3,000
2010	1,017	314	37	3,072
2009	1,106	301	26	3,919
2008	1,312	262	42	2,828
2007	1,244	275	45	2,684
2006	1,284	257	47	2,542
2005	1,227	268	54	2,206
2004	1,363	239	36	2,843
2003	1,291	254	47	2,269
2002	1,020	306	63	1,817
2001	1,175	267	38	2,520
2000	1,195	270	66	1,713
1999	1,139	276	49	1,966
1998	1,121	278	67	1,574
1997	1,012	284	48	1,908
1996	869	322	62	1,586
1995	1,004	272	63	1,508
1994	1,167	239	68	1,421
1993	1,092	254	68	1,407
1992	1,205	228	72	1,328
1991	1,235	230	67	1,382
1990	1,314	218	92	1,117
1989	1,187	231	67	1,336
1988	1,170	224	81	1,108
1987	1,151	234	85	1,030
1986	1,199	221	78	1,054
1985	1,168	224	77	1,050
1984	1,299	204	76	1,022
1983	1,228	206	71	1,049
1982	1,315	207	70	1,088
1981	1,446	188	107	851
1980	1,461	183	100	894
1979	1,609	172	77	1,011
1978	1,428	182	105	836
1977	1,630	166	95	869
1976	1,616	159	95	853
1975	1,775	151	114	774
1974	1,749	157	91	841
1973	1,757	156	106	772
1972	1,968	144	123	719
1971	2,139	153	126	733
1970	2,202	152	127	727
1969	2,200	149	142	661
1968	2,270	141	153	614
1967	2,173	157	133	646
1966	2,122	163	135	635
1965	2,148	165	159	605
1964	2,376	164	177	594
1963	2,347	168	169	603
1962	2,411	170	182	580
1961	2,401	169	221	536
1960	2,440	167	176	587
1959	2,215	174	232	516
1958	2,120	177	224	517
1957	2,218	172	237	502
1956	2,207	166	210	520
1955	2,048	169	194	526
1954	1,785	184	214	496
1953	1,725	185	220	471
1952	1,608	184	202	496
1951	1,567	184	201	477
1950	1,460	186	199	474
1949	1,455	189	224	445
1948	1,309	204	235	435
1947	1,237	212	234	438
1946	1,071	218	213	434
1945	872	218	170	455
1944	942	210	201	431
1943	1,036	204	229	408
1942	991	206	264	374
1941	956	195	231	380
1940	823	211	219	385
1939	776	214	201	403
1938	793	213	203	399
1937	775	216	215	377
1936	847	199	208	379
1935	830	206	211	372
1934	852	208	224	364
1933	832	208	266	330
1932	886	205	235	363
1931	934	196	246	352
1930	1,044	184	274	336
1929	1,066	187	270	340
1928	1,017	199	329	307
1927	1,019	199	327	318
1926	956	202	322	316
1925	939	209	335	311
1924	942	207	344	308
1923	925	209	303	334
1922	783	231	317	323
1921	776	234	316	333
1920	757	237	292	341
1919	632	255	256	360
1918	637	254	273	346
1917	559	264	258	346
1916	508	270	276	313
1915	483	267	211	370
1914	374	269	173	357
1913	300	269	124	378
1912	231	297	95	393
1911	199	273	56	372
1910	181	288	41	421
1909	157	287	26	505
1908	122	321	12	779
1907	125	311	23	486
1906	135	286	20	503
1905	89	354	12	699
1904	80	365	12	686
1903	90	326	11	696
1902	75	368	5	1,137
1901	76	349	12	596
1900	91	352	10	836
1899	38	476	10	661
1898	63	390	8	804
1897	53	397	5	1,057
1896	48	417	8	826
1895	29	547	5	1,079
1894	49	399	5	1,074
1893	39	433	<5	—
1892	41	413	<5	—
1891	31	457	<5	—
1890	28	491	<5	—
1889	27	475	<5	—
1888	26	486	<5	—
1887	12	661	<5	—
1886	16	556	<5	—
1885	24	428	<5	—
1884	14	556	<5	—
1883	8	692	<5	—
1882	7	740	<5	—
1881	7	679	<5	—