Gender: Mostly Girl
Meaning: Song, garden, vineyard
Origin: Spanish/Latin
Popularity: Ranked #416 in 2024 with 751 babies born.
History: From the Latin 'carmen' meaning song or poem, also associated with Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Bizet's opera 'Carmen' (1875) made the name world-famous. It has been consistently popular in Spanish-speaking countries.
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Carmen? About 1 in 3,991 babies born in 2024 were named Carmen, or roughly 2.3 per day in the United States.
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