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Karmen

Karmen: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“garden”
Origin
Spanish
Say it
KAHR-men · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant spelling of Carmen. Carmen comes from the Spanish title Nuestra Señora del Carmen, linked to Mount Carmel, from Hebrew karmel meaning 'garden' or 'vineyard'.

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How popular is Karmen?

202431.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Karmen in 2024102

2024 rank#2,014 girls

Peak year2008

Total US babies since 18807,182

Karmen is fading: recent use is about 65% of its level ten years before.

Names like Karmen

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Carmensong; poem · Latin
  • Jadestone of the side · Spanish
  • Savannahtreeless plain · Spanish
  • Catalinapure · Spanish
  • Amayamother city · Spanish
  • Ximenameaning uncertain · Spanish
  • Aitanafrom the Aitana mountain · Spanish
  • Lolasorrows · Spanish

Karmen questions

What does the name Karmen mean?

Karmen means "garden". It comes from Spanish. Variant spelling of Carmen. Carmen comes from the Spanish title Nuestra Señora del Carmen, linked to Mount Carmel, from Hebrew karmel meaning 'garden' or 'vineyard'.

Is Karmen a boy or girl name?

Karmen is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Karmen?

102 US babies were named Karmen in 2024. Its peak year was 2008.

How do you pronounce Karmen?

Karmen is usually pronounced KAHR-men.

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.