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Carmen

Girl Spanish #434 in 2023

Carmen is a girl name of Spanish origin.

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Meaning of Carmen

From Carmen, cognate Made famous outside Spain by the opera Carmen (1875) by Georges Bizet.

Popularity of Carmen

Popularity, 1881–2023
763 births in 2023
1881 2023

141,233 U.S. births recorded from 1881–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year
1961
2,622 babies
First recorded
1881
142 years of history
Recent trend
Steady
Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5
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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.