Carmen is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1961 and has grown less common since.
Carmen is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #389 among girls (798) and #1,624 among boys (104) — overall #712 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 902 | 902 | #389 | #1,624 |
| 2024 | 834 | 834 | #417 | #1,906 |
| 2023 | 763 | 763 | #435 | #2,586 |
| 2022 | 726 | 726 | #453 | #3,703 |
| 2021 | 742 | 742 | #437 | #4,033 |
| 2020 | 728 | 728 | #433 | #4,728 |
| 2019 | 772 | 777 | #428 | #3,732 |
| 2018 | 751 | 751 | #431 | #5,140 |
| 2017 | 793 | 793 | #409 | #5,326 |
| 2016 | 862 | 869 | #400 | #3,455 |
| 2015 | 882 | 882 | #382 | #4,313 |
| 2014 | 878 | 884 | #383 | #4,281 |
| 2013 | 907 | 907 | #358 | #3,878 |
| 2012 | 971 | 971 | #332 | #3,729 |
| 2011 | 957 | 967 | #349 | #3,004 |
| 2010 | 1,054 | 1,063 | #314 | #3,081 |
| 2009 | 1,132 | 1,142 | #301 | #3,932 |
| 2008 | 1,354 | 1,366 | #262 | #2,835 |
| 2007 | 1,289 | 1,302 | #275 | #2,688 |
| 2006 | 1,331 | 1,342 | #257 | #2,545 |
| 2005 | 1,281 | 1,296 | #268 | #2,211 |
| 2004 | 1,399 | 1,425 | #239 | #2,851 |
| 2003 | 1,338 | 1,357 | #254 | #2,279 |
| 2002 | 1,083 | 1,122 | #306 | #1,820 |
| 2001 | 1,213 | 1,248 | #267 | #2,530 |
| 2000 | 1,261 | 1,312 | #270 | #1,714 |
| 1999 | 1,188 | 1,223 | #276 | #1,968 |
| 1998 | 1,188 | 1,252 | #278 | #1,574 |
| 1997 | 1,060 | — | #284 | #1,909 |
| 1996 | 931 | — | #322 | #1,587 |
| 1995 | 1,067 | — | #272 | #1,511 |
| 1994 | 1,235 | — | #239 | #1,422 |
| 1993 | 1,160 | — | #254 | #1,408 |
| 1992 | 1,277 | — | #228 | #1,329 |
| 1991 | 1,302 | — | #230 | #1,388 |
| 1990 | 1,406 | — | #218 | #1,118 |
| 1989 | 1,254 | — | #231 | #1,337 |
| 1988 | 1,251 | — | #224 | #1,109 |
| 1987 | 1,236 | — | #234 | #1,030 |
| 1986 | 1,277 | — | #221 | #1,056 |
| 1985 | 1,245 | — | #224 | #1,051 |
| 1984 | 1,375 | — | #204 | #1,025 |
| 1983 | 1,299 | — | #206 | #1,050 |
| 1982 | 1,385 | — | #207 | #1,088 |
| 1981 | 1,553 | — | #188 | #851 |
| 1980 | 1,561 | — | #183 | #895 |
| 1979 | 1,686 | — | #172 | #1,012 |
| 1978 | 1,533 | — | #182 | #836 |
| 1977 | 1,725 | — | #166 | #869 |
| 1976 | 1,711 | — | #159 | #853 |
| 1975 | 1,889 | — | #151 | #775 |
| 1974 | 1,840 | — | #157 | #841 |
| 1973 | 1,863 | — | #156 | #773 |
| 1972 | 2,091 | — | #144 | #720 |
| 1971 | 2,265 | — | #153 | #734 |
| 1970 | 2,329 | — | #152 | #728 |
| 1969 | 2,342 | — | #149 | #662 |
| 1968 | 2,423 | — | #141 | #615 |
| 1967 | 2,306 | — | #157 | #647 |
| 1966 | 2,257 | — | #163 | #635 |
| 1965 | 2,307 | — | #165 | #605 |
| 1964 | 2,553 | — | #164 | #594 |
| 1963 | 2,516 | — | #168 | #603 |
| 1962 | 2,593 | — | #170 | #580 |
| 1961 | 2,622 | — | #169 | #536 |
| 1960 | 2,616 | — | #167 | #587 |
| 1959 | 2,447 | — | #174 | #516 |
| 1958 | 2,344 | — | #177 | #517 |
| 1957 | 2,455 | — | #172 | #503 |
| 1956 | 2,417 | — | #166 | #520 |
| 1955 | 2,242 | — | #169 | #526 |
| 1954 | 1,999 | — | #184 | #496 |
| 1953 | 1,945 | — | #185 | #471 |
| 1952 | 1,810 | — | #184 | #496 |
| 1951 | 1,768 | — | #184 | #477 |
| 1950 | 1,659 | — | #186 | #474 |
| 1949 | 1,679 | — | #189 | #446 |
| 1948 | 1,544 | — | #204 | #436 |
| 1947 | 1,471 | — | #212 | #438 |
| 1946 | 1,284 | — | #218 | #434 |
| 1945 | 1,042 | — | #218 | #455 |
| 1944 | 1,143 | — | #210 | #431 |
| 1943 | 1,265 | — | #204 | #408 |
| 1942 | 1,255 | — | #206 | #375 |
| 1941 | 1,187 | — | #195 | #380 |
| 1940 | 1,042 | — | #211 | #386 |
| 1939 | 977 | — | #215 | #403 |
| 1938 | 996 | — | #213 | #399 |
| 1937 | 990 | — | #216 | #377 |
| 1936 | 1,055 | — | #199 | #379 |
| 1935 | 1,041 | — | #206 | #373 |
| 1934 | 1,076 | — | #208 | #364 |
| 1933 | 1,098 | — | #208 | #330 |
| 1932 | 1,121 | — | #205 | #363 |
| 1931 | 1,180 | — | #196 | #352 |
| 1930 | 1,318 | — | #184 | #336 |
| 1929 | 1,336 | — | #187 | #340 |
| 1928 | 1,346 | — | #199 | #307 |
| 1927 | 1,346 | — | #199 | #318 |
| 1926 | 1,278 | — | #202 | #316 |
| 1925 | 1,274 | — | #209 | #311 |
| 1924 | 1,286 | — | #207 | #308 |
| 1923 | 1,228 | — | #209 | #334 |
| 1922 | 1,100 | — | #231 | #323 |
| 1921 | 1,092 | — | #234 | #334 |
| 1920 | 1,049 | — | #237 | #342 |
| 1919 | 888 | — | #255 | #360 |
| 1918 | 910 | — | #254 | #347 |
| 1917 | 817 | — | #264 | #346 |
| 1916 | 784 | — | #270 | #313 |
| 1915 | 694 | — | #267 | #370 |
| 1914 | 547 | — | #269 | #357 |
| 1913 | 424 | — | #269 | #378 |
| 1912 | 326 | — | #297 | #393 |
| 1911 | 255 | — | #273 | #373 |
| 1910 | 222 | — | #289 | #421 |
| 1909 | 183 | — | #287 | #505 |
| 1908 | 134 | — | #321 | #786 |
| 1907 | 148 | — | #311 | #487 |
| 1906 | 155 | — | #286 | #507 |
| 1905 | 101 | — | #354 | #704 |
| 1904 | 92 | — | #366 | #691 |
| 1903 | 101 | — | #327 | #705 |
| 1902 | 80 | — | #368 | #1,171 |
| 1901 | 88 | — | #349 | #606 |
| 1900 | 101 | — | #352 | #849 |
| 1899 | 48 | — | #476 | #668 |
| 1898 | 71 | — | #390 | #816 |
| 1897 | 58 | — | #397 | #1,085 |
| 1896 | 56 | — | #417 | #835 |
| 1895 | 34 | — | #548 | #1,102 |
| 1894 | 54 | — | #399 | #1,104 |
| 1893 | 39 | — | #433 | — |
| 1892 | 41 | — | #415 | — |
| 1891 | 31 | — | #459 | — |
| 1890 | 28 | — | #492 | — |
| 1889 | 27 | — | #476 | — |
| 1888 | 26 | — | #487 | — |
| 1887 | 12 | — | #666 | — |
| 1886 | 16 | — | #557 | — |
| 1885 | 24 | — | #430 | — |
| 1884 | 14 | — | #561 | — |
| 1883 | 8 | — | #704 | — |
| 1882 | 7 | — | #752 | — |
| 1881 | 7 | — | #690 | — |