Karmen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAR-men
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,872 for girls
Karmen is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “garden, orchard”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 1,872nd for girls in the US (105 babies).
What does Karmen mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Carmen, from Carmel
“garden, orchard”
A spelling of Carmen, from the Marian title Our Lady of Mount Carmel, reshaped by Latin carmen 'song'.
Is Karmen a girl's or a boy's name?
Karmen is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 105 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Karmen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Karmen, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 14 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the girls named Karmen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 54 girls in the UK were given Karmen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #688, up from #4,276 for this spelling alone.
- Carmen 49
- Karmen 5
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Karmen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,874 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Karmen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,872among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 105about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 105 girls in the US were named Karmen, making it the 1,872nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,308th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 246 girls. It first appears in the records in 1935.
Half of all the girls named Karmen in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,016 girls in the US were given Karmen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #330, up from #1,872 for this spelling alone.
Karmen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 105 | #1,872 |
| 2024 | 97 | #2,011 |
| 2023 | 95 | #2,050 |
| 2022 | 122 | #1,710 |
| 2021 | 129 | #1,622 |
| 2020 | 168 | #1,308 |
| 2019 | 166 | #1,357 |
| 2018 | 184 | #1,255 |
| 2017 | 192 | #1,240 |
| 2016 | 215 | #1,171 |
| 2015 | 186 | #1,293 |
| 2014 | 199 | #1,228 |
| 2013 | 222 | #1,101 |
| 2012 | 205 | #1,199 |
| 2011 | 226 | #1,086 |
| 2010 | 181 | #1,299 |
| 2009 | 217 | #1,159 |
| 2008 | 246 | #1,062 |
| 2007 | 150 | #1,530 |
| 2006 | 158 | #1,428 |
| 2005 | 168 | #1,314 |
| 2004 | 155 | #1,356 |
| 2003 | 121 | #1,589 |
| 2002 | 89 | #1,966 |
| 2001 | 119 | #1,559 |
| 2000 | 76 | #2,118 |
| 1999 | 74 | #2,070 |
| 1998 | 77 | #1,955 |
| 1997 | 54 | #2,420 |
| 1996 | 51 | #2,472 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 1994 | 72 | #1,947 |
| 1993 | 77 | #1,850 |
| 1992 | 83 | #1,757 |
| 1991 | 72 | #1,927 |
| 1990 | 90 | #1,640 |
| 1989 | 90 | #1,560 |
| 1988 | 69 | #1,800 |
| 1987 | 56 | #1,990 |
| 1986 | 69 | #1,690 |
| 1985 | 64 | #1,759 |
| 1984 | 67 | #1,633 |
| 1983 | 45 | #2,155 |
| 1982 | 67 | #1,684 |
| 1981 | 71 | #1,632 |
| 1980 | 88 | #1,408 |
| 1979 | 73 | #1,569 |
| 1978 | 62 | #1,690 |
| 1977 | 72 | #1,514 |
| 1976 | 82 | #1,316 |
| 1975 | 74 | #1,415 |
| 1974 | 80 | #1,323 |
| 1973 | 82 | #1,266 |
| 1972 | 73 | #1,364 |
| 1971 | 92 | #1,221 |
| 1970 | 80 | #1,320 |
| 1969 | 72 | #1,338 |
| 1968 | 66 | #1,375 |
| 1967 | 80 | #1,187 |
| 1966 | 44 | #1,700 |
| 1965 | 61 | #1,407 |
| 1964 | 73 | #1,311 |
| 1963 | 59 | #1,449 |
| 1962 | 49 | #1,606 |
| 1961 | 51 | #1,579 |
| 1960 | 42 | #1,746 |
| 1959 | 30 | #2,053 |
| 1958 | 28 | #2,116 |
| 1957 | 23 | #2,346 |
| 1956 | 27 | #2,102 |
| 1955 | 17 | #2,724 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,888 |
| 1953 | 13 | #3,105 |
| 1952 | 16 | #2,670 |
| 1951 | 10 | #3,481 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,908 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,849 |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 9 | #3,704 |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,993 |
| 1945 | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,945 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,694 |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,705 |
| 1941 | 14 | #2,271 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,962 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,417 |
| 1938 | 5 | #4,340 |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,699 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,740 |
Names like Karmen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden Mia Erin Autumn Molly Scarlett Ava Heidi Robyn Jasmine Keira Delilah
Other spellings of Karmen
Names related to Karmen
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Karmen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karmen, updated 20 October 2026.