Carmencita
Carmen Dauset Moreno, better known simply as Carmencita (1868–1910), was a Spanish-style dancer in American pre-vaudeville variety and music hall ballet.
Meaning & Origin of Carmencita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carmen Dauset Moreno, better known simply as Carmencita (1868–1910), was a Spanish-style dancer in American pre-vaudeville variety and music hall ballet.
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The Story of Carmencita
Carmencita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1925, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1966, when 21 Carmencitas were born — ranking #2,669 that year. As of 2026, Carmencita ranks #11,778 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 414 Carmencitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Carmencita
Carmencita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 414 births in the dataset. Carmencita's peak popularity came in 1966 when it ranked #2,669. Use the chart and map above to compare Carmencita's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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