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Carmen

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Carmen: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #318 to #940.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#318#940
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#470
1997#416
1998#431
1999#334
2000#438
2001#449
2002#361
2003#362
2004#318
2005#383
2006#388
2007#373
2008#406
2009#419
2010#494
2011#427
2012#397
2013#519
2014#582
2015#609
2016#744
2017#764
2018#701
2019#616
2020#853
2021#755
2022#940
2023#851
2024#776
2025#792

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 70 of the 72 years from 1954 to 2025.

In 2025: #352 among girls in Norway, #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #792 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1954–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1954

    First recorded at #419 among girls in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1972–1974

    Highest recorded position: #69 among girls in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1972–1974).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #792 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1954 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #69 in New Zealand in 1973.

Carmen's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#79246HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#189713HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#77648HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#226310HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#85142HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#49913HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#94037HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#75549HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#85342HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#61664HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#70157HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#76452HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#74453HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#60968HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#58271HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#51980HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#397117HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#427101HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#49482HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#419100HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#406106HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#373112HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#388108HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#383104HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#318126HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#362102HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#36197HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#44968HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#43870HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#33498HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#43171HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#41674HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#47060HighVerified
1974New Zealandfemale#9065HighVerified
1973New Zealandfemale#6993HighVerified
1972New Zealandfemale#8475HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#3834HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#3644HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#3723HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#3483HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#3529HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#26315HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#32611HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#26015HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#27513HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#33310HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#29813HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#28615HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#32513HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#31015HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#24122HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#22325HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#22325HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#21426HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#19129HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#16138HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#15841HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#18632HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#19630HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#13747HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#21226HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#24720HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#26417HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#23220HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#24618HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#27816HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#33911HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#4607HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#4198HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#4368HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#4398HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#4019HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#4827HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#37711HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#37711HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#4718HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#5207HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#6624HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#36312HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#4728HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#4588HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#38110HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#4438HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#6194HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#4428HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#5615HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#4567HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#4178HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#37010HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#4936HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#37110HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#4806HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#3859HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#3749HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#34510HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#31411HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#3858HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#3459HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#3469HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#3469HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#30311HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#3857HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#4415HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#3896HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#4594HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#3507HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#3756HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#3467HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#3945HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#4194HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#7184HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#7364HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8563HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#8833HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#7164HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#7344HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#39011HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#6605HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#8763HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#5407HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#9073HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#7984HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#5826HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#6655HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#7054HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#7643HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#4247HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#5115HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#5594HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4415HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#5363HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#3925HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4983HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#4155HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#5173HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#5423HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#4973HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#3964HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#3853HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandfemale#3274HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#4766HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Carmen is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded Carmen, between 1954 and 2025, in 70 of those 72 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1954–202570#137 in 2006
Republic of Ireland1964–202532#327 in 1964
New Zealand1972–19743#69 in 1973
England and Wales1996–202530#318 in 2004
Northern Ireland2000–20165#348 in 2000
Scotland20241#476 in 2024

Its high point came 60 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1964) than in Scotland (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1954 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #69 in New Zealand in 1973. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.