Girl name Latin origin Christian tradition

Carmen

KAR-men · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Garden; song
Language
Latin
Culture
Spanish
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
classic · music
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#416
2024 births751
Peak year1960
First appeared1881
Total US births141,984
1960 peak18811917195319882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Mimi
Alternate spellings
KarmenCarmyn
In other languages
Carmen (Spanish/Italian)Carmela (Italian)Karmen (Slavic)

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