Carmina
The Odes are a collection in four books of Latin lyric poems by Horace. The Horatian ode format and style has been emulated since by other poets. Books 1 to 3 were published in 23 BC. A fourth book, consisting of 15 poems, was published in 13 BC.
- Italian
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Carmina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Odes are a collection in four books of Latin lyric poems by Horace. The Horatian ode format and style has been emulated since by other poets. Books 1 to 3 were published in 23 BC. A fourth book, consisting of 15 poems, was published in 13 BC.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
The Story of Carmina
The earliest SSA record of Carmina as a baby girl name dates back to 1914, when 8 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 38 newborns named Carmina — #3,038 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Carmina ranks #7,690 for baby girls with 13 births, gradually falling (-7%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Carmina
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About the name Carmina
Carmina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Carmina's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #2,438. Use the chart and map above to compare Carmina'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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