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Carmen
Recorded 159,756 times in US records since 1881. Peak year: 1961.
#712 →
U.S. rank · 2025
1 in 3,676
U.S. · 2025 records
Uncommon
rarity tier
≈117,000
alive today (estimate) ⓘ
→ steady
10-yr trend
How many Carmens are there?

Alive in the US today estimate

Roughly 117,000 Carmens are alive in the US today, we estimate. About 1 in 2,900 Americans.

Made from recorded births by year and sex, multiplied by survival to today's age (SSA life table). It can't see immigration, and it's an estimate, not a census: how the living estimate is made.

Popularity over time

Carmen through the years, 1881–2025

1961 · 2,622 2,622 0
18812025
Peak Carmen year: 1961 (ringed), with 2,622 recorded. Current usage: ~93% girls. counts of people issued a Social Security number, not a full count of births.

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Every figure on this page is computed from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national baby-names data (ssa.gov), and the living estimate uses the SSA actuarial life table: how we calculate this. Data through 2025; refreshed Jun 2026; living estimate as of 2026.