Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2008

Karmen

Meaning Karmen is both a surname and a given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,875 Trend ↓ Falling 41%

Karmen is both a surname and a given name.

Rank 2025
#1,875
among girls · ↑148 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
105
named Karmen · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,307
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
246 babies
All-time total
7,287
#2,025 all-time among girls
First recorded
1935
in Social Security records

Karmen popularity over time

7,287 babies have been named Karmen since 1935, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s 34 – 34 3 – #2,499
1940s 113 – 113 11 +232% #1,736
1950s 192 – 192 19 +70% #2,080
1960s 597 – 597 60 +211% #1,189
1970s 770 – 770 77 +29% #1,224
1980s 686 – 686 69 -11% #1,412
1990s 689 5 694 69 +1% #1,649
2000s 1,499 5 1,504 150 +117% #1,063
2010s 1,976 – 1,976 198 +31% #1,087
2020s (to 2025) 716 5 721 120 -39% #1,313

Where Karmen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 97 0.06 outside top 500
2027 91 0.06 outside top 500
2028 86 0.05 outside top 500
2029 82 0.05 outside top 500
2030 78 0.05 outside top 500

Where Karmen is most popular

Girls named Karmen per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.068 per 1,000. Strongest in Arkansas, Mississippi, and North Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Karmen born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arkansas 16 0.303 +348%
Mississippi 11 0.235 +248%
North Carolina 48 0.211 +212%
Georgia 43 0.189 +180%
Louisiana 14 0.160 +137%
Tennessee 22 0.139 +106%
Alabama 9 0.096 +42%
Florida 34 0.079 +18%
Texas 59 0.073 +9%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -18%
Ohio 13 0.055 -19%
Maryland 5 0.047 -30%
Indiana 6 0.043 -37%
Virginia 5 0.029 -57%
California 10 0.012 -82%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Karmen

Karmen is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,875 in 2025 with 105 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1935, 7,287 American babies have been named Karmen. Its peak came in 2008, when 246 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Karmen stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Karmen?

The median living Karmen is about 20 years old; half are between 11 and 42. An estimated 7,000 people named Karmen are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Karmen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 105 #1,875 – –
2024 97 #2,023 5 #13,265
2023 95 #2,057 – –
2022 122 #1,716 – –
2021 129 #1,624 – –
2020 168 #1,313 – –
2019 166 #1,363 – –
2018 184 #1,258 – –
2017 192 #1,242 – –
2016 215 #1,171 – –
2015 186 #1,295 – –
2014 199 #1,231 – –
2013 222 #1,102 – –
2012 205 #1,199 – –
2011 226 #1,087 – –
2010 181 #1,304 – –
2009 217 #1,162 5 #13,497
2008 246 #1,063 – –
2007 150 #1,534 – –
2006 158 #1,431 – –
2005 168 #1,315 – –
2004 155 #1,360 – –
2003 121 #1,598 – –
2002 89 #1,974 – –
2001 119 #1,567 – –
2000 76 #2,135 – –
1995 39 #2,997 5 #9,595
1990 90 #1,649 – –
1985 64 #1,772 – –
1980 88 #1,412 – –
1975 74 #1,420 – –
1970 80 #1,323 – –
1965 61 #1,416 – –
1960 42 #1,756 – –
1955 17 #2,776 – –
1950 13 #2,971 – –
1945 9 #3,264 – –
1940 9 #3,088 – –
1935 6 #3,988 – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
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1880 – – – –

Famous people named Karmen

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Karmen Stavec Karmen Stavec Slovene musician and pop singer (born 1973) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Karmen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Karmen?

The median living Karmen is about 20 years old. Half of all living Karmens are between 11 and 42 years old.

How many people named Karmen are alive today?

An estimated 7,000 people named Karmen are alive in the United States, based on 7,287 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Karmen mean?

Karmen is both a surname and a given name.

How popular is the name Karmen in 2025?

Karmen ranked #1,875 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 105 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Karmen?

7,287 babies have been named Karmen in the United States since 1935, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Karmen most popular?

Karmen peaked in 2008, when 246 newborns received the name.

Is Karmen a boy or girl name?

Karmen is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Karmen rising or falling?

Karmen is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Karmen become more popular?

Karmen is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 78 girls named Karmen in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Karmen?

Well-known people named Karmen include Karmen Stavec (singer).

Names like Karmen

Names that sound and feel close to Karmen: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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