Feminine dossier · first seen 1881

Carmen

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Carmen
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1960

Peak rank proxy

2,439

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1881Peak 19602024

Peak year

1960

Decline from peak

69.2%

2024

751

All-time

141,984

Carmen has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1960, when 2,439 girls were named Carmen.

In 2024, only 751 girls were given the name.

Down 69.2% from its peak.

All told, about 141,984 Americans have been named Carmen and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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