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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Carman

Carman was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 1319th; the most babies were born in 1970 (77). More babies were named Carman in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Meaning (as Carmen) from Mount Carmel (garden); also linked to Latin 'song' · Hebrew, Spanish, Latin

Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
197077 babies
Total since 1880
3,491babies recorded

What does the name Carman mean?

Carman is a spelling of Carmen, pronounced the same way, so it shares Carmen's meaning and origin.

Carmen is a Spanish name from the Marian title Virgen del Carmen, Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Wiktionary derives Carmel from Hebrew karmel, "garden, orchard" or "vineyard of God". The Random House dictionary instead gives Latin carmen, "song", which matches in spelling and has influenced how the name is understood. Bizet's opera Carmen (1875) made it famous outside Spain.

כַּרְמֶל (Biblical Hebrew, “Carmel; garden, orchard”)carmen (Latin, “song (proposed)”)

How sure is this? Disputed. Wiktionary derives it from Carmel; the Random House dictionary gives Latin 'song'.

Related names: Carmel, Carmela, Carmine.

See also: Spanish names.

Sources for this meaning

Carman popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
GirlsBoys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Rank (boys)Babies (girls)Babies (boys)
2025————
2020————
2010#8,822—13—
2000#6,263—17—
1990#4,137—24—
1980#3,334#5,005257
1970#1,354#2,9157711
1960#1,562#2,2225114
1950#2,356#2,1251813
1940#1,974#1,5261720
1930#2,568#1,4341226
1920#3,666#2,151815
1910————
1900————
1890————
1880————

How popular is Carman, counting every spelling?

Carman is a spelling of Carmen, a name family that ranked #323 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 1,016 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Carmen798#3893,673
Karmen105#1,875548
Karmyn51#3,149373
Carmyn40#3,730190
Karmin11#9,15463
Carmin6#13,52940

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Carman?

About 2,000 people born in the US named Carman are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 41 and 63. That makes Carman mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Carman by state

How common Carman was among girls born in each state in 1968–1972, around its peak. In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIA0.05Indiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIN0.05Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Carman, girls, 1968–1972. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Carman: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carman, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Carman

What does Carman mean?

Carman is a spelling of Carmen, usually explained as “from Mount Carmel (garden); also linked to Latin 'song'”, but this is disputed. Certainty: disputed.

How popular is the name Carman?

Carman was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 1319th; the most babies were born in 1970 (77). More babies were named Carman in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Carman a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Carman in the US.

Where was Carman most popular?

In 1968–1972, Carman was most common in Indiana (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Iowa and Michigan.