Carmen is a distinctive choice, ranked #776 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Carmen in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#776
US Rank #416
About the Name Carmen
Carmen is steadily gaining in popularity, up 77 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #318 in 2004, and it currently sits at #776. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Carmen is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #416, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Carmen
Unlikely. With around 48 UK babies named Carmen per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Carmen in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Carmen is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 77 places over the last five years to #776 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Carmen is more popular in the US (#416) than in the UK (#776). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Carmen include: Carmen Miranda (volleyball) — Carmen Miranda is a Spanish former volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.; Carmen Cervera — María del Carmen Rosario Soledad Cervera y Fernández de la Guerra, Dowager Baroness Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva (German: María del Carmen...; Carmen Mlodzinski — Carmen Alexander Mlodzinski is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB)..
Carmen appears in the US top 500 at #416 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
48
UK babies named Carmen (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 77 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Carmen
Likely around 1 other Carmen in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Carmen
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
María del Carmen Rosario Soledad Cervera y Fernández de la Guerra, Dowager Baroness Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva (German: María del Carmen Rosario Soledad Freifrau von Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon; born 23 April 1943), popularly known as Carmen "Tita" Cervera or Carmen "Tita" Thyssen, is a Spanish socialite, and art dealer, collector and beauty pageant titleholder.
Carmen Alfaro Asins was a Spanish archaeologist, numismatist and curator. She was head curator of the Numismatics Department at the National Archaeological Museum in Spain, where her research focused on Phoenician-Punic coinage.
Carmen Monarcha is a Brazilian soprano. Born into an artistic family in northern Brazil, her father is a writer and her mother, Marina Monarcha, a renowned Brazilian singer.