Carmine
Carmine was the 1035th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 214 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 377th; the most babies were born in 2006 (262). Over the last ten years it has moved up 188 places. More babies were named Carmine in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,035 boys, up 313 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 214boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006262 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,437babies recorded
Carmine popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 487 since 1907, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,035 | 214 |
| 2020 | #1,348 | 132 |
| 2010 | #1,267 | 137 |
| 2000 | #2,483 | 38 |
| 1990 | #1,619 | 51 |
| 1980 | #1,071 | 71 |
| 1970 | #776 | 113 |
| 1960 | #710 | 122 |
| 1950 | #612 | 125 |
| 1940 | #580 | 105 |
| 1930 | #418 | 199 |
| 1920 | #403 | 214 |
| 1910 | #601 | 23 |
| 1900 | #850 | 10 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Carmine, counting every spelling?
Carmine has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #991 for boys in 2025, against #1,035 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Carmine?
214 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Carmine (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Carmine born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 39 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Carmine.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Carmine?
About 7,500 people born in the US named Carmine are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 13 and 62. That makes Carmine mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Carmine by state
How common Carmine was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Connecticut (7.3×), New Jersey (5.5×), New York (4.9×), Pennsylvania (2.0×), Illinois (1.7×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Carmine: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carmine, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Carmine
How popular is the name Carmine?
Carmine was the 1035th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 214 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 377th; the most babies were born in 2006 (262). Over the last ten years it has moved up 188 places. More babies were named Carmine in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Carmine a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Carmine in the US.
Where is Carmine most popular?
In 2021–2025, Carmine was most common in Connecticut (0.72 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New York.