Girls' name · peaked in 1968
Carmen name popularity since 1925
146,350 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Carmen (90.8% girls, 9.2% boys). Half of them were born in 1968 or earlier, so the typical Carmen is about 58 years old in 2026. Carmen peaked in 1968 as the #141 name for girls, and it ranked #389 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 146,350
- Named Carmen, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #389
- for girls in 2025 (798 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 90.8% girls
- 132,908 girls · 13,442 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 2.66× its national share
Peak year is the year Carmen made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Carmen births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1960. Measured as a share of all babies, Carmen peaked in 1968.
Decade by decade
Babies named Carmen in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 4,997 | 1,583 | – |
| 1930s | 8,569 | 2,283 | #206 |
| 1940s | 10,692 | 2,220 | #218 |
| 1950s | 18,953 | 2,133 | #169 |
| 1960s | 22,888 | 1,647 | #165 |
| 1970s | 17,873 | 1,059 | #151 |
| 1980s | 12,624 | 812 | #224 |
| 1990s | 11,158 | 656 | #272 |
| 2000s | 12,217 | 464 | #268 |
| 2010s | 8,556 | 271 | #382 |
| 2020–25 | 4,381 | 314 | #389 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
27.3% of babies named Carmen from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Carmen is most popular
The index compares Carmen's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Carmen.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2.66× | 2,094 |
| Arizona | 1.88× | 3,468 |
| New York | 1.80× | 19,470 |
| Texas | 1.47× | 16,467 |
| New Jersey | 1.40× | 5,495 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Carmen and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Carmen (this page) | 132,908 | 1968 |
| Karmen | 7,272 | 2008 |
| Carman | 2,330 | 1973 |
| Carmon | 1,333 | 1968 |
| Carmyn | 1,065 | 2020 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Carmen's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Carmen.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Carmen (1968).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data