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Carmine

Carmine: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“song; garden”
Origin
Italian
Say it
KAR-mee-neh · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys (97% of all uses)

Italian form of Carmine, used for both sexes in Italy but especially masculine there, connected with Carmelo/Carmela and Mount Carmel. The underlying Hebrew place name is often interpreted as 'garden' or 'vineyard.'

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How popular is Carmine?

202459.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Carmine in 2024196

2024 rank#1,097 boys

Peak year1912

Total US babies since 188014,216

Carmine has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

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Carmine questions

What does the name Carmine mean?

Carmine means "song; garden". It comes from Italian. Italian form of Carmine, used for both sexes in Italy but especially masculine there, connected with Carmelo/Carmela and Mount Carmel. The underlying Hebrew place name is often interpreted as 'garden' or 'vineyard.'

Is Carmine a boy or girl name?

Carmine is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Carmine?

196 US babies were named Carmine in 2024. Its peak year was 1912.

How do you pronounce Carmine?

Carmine is usually pronounced KAR-mee-neh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.